2021-2022 UConn Men’s Hockey

[The Viking]

I find it hard to believe it’s a money issue with UConn. I think it’s more they are extraordinarily cautious even two years into this.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

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-> Update on UConn men’s hockey’s COVID problems​

The women’s team had 10 women’s players in attendance while the men’s team had six — Jake Flynn, Vladislav Firstov, Ryan Keane, John Wojciechowski, Matt Pasquale, and Kevin O’Neil. While some players were in class — the ceremony was held at 11 a.m. on Friday — UConn men’s hockey also has a significant portion of its team in COVID protocols.

The Huskies’ last two series of the first half were postponed because they didn’t have enough players available to meet Hockey East’s requirement of 15 skaters and two goaltenders.

On Friday, Cavanaugh provided more details.

“We had started with one (positive test) and went to two or three but because of the protocols, you have to wait five days and close contacts get tested, and then all of a sudden it jumped to six and now we’re testing the whole team and it gets to a point where we couldn’t meet the Hockey East protocols to field a team to play last week and obviously this week either,” he said.

As a result, UConn won’t play again until Jan. 2 at Harvard.

“We’ll get through it. It was an unfortunate situation and certainly I don’t think as bad as last year,” he said “I feel pretty confident that we’ll be healthy for the second half.” <-

 

[dvegas]

Tverberg just missed the cut for the final roster for the U-20 Canadian team. Had a great camp, scored a goal in one of the 2 games they played. Only 2 NCAA players made the squad (both from U Michigan). I'm sure the experience will be helpful going forward, and (selfishly), we don't lose him for any UConn games.

 

[huskymedic]

Tverberg just missed the cut for the final roster for the U-20 Canadian team. Had a great camp, scored a goal in one of the 2 games they played. Only 2 NCAA players made the squad (both from U Michigan). I'm sure the experience will be helpful going forward, and (selfishly), we don't lose him for any UConn games.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Good review by Connelly @ UConn Blog




By the numbers:

Record: 8-6-0

Rankings: Seventh in Hockey East (14 points in nine games) | 20th nationally in Pairwise

Goals scored: 44 | Goals allowed: 35

Power play percentage: 11.1 | Penalty kill percentage: 84.7

Most goals: 9 — Ryan Tverberg

Most assists: 7 — Marc Gatcomb, Jachym Kondelik

Most points: 16 — Ryan Tverberg

Highest +/-: +9 — Jarrod Gourley

Most blocks: 22 — Harrison Rees

 

[Viet Vet]

Good review by Connelly @ UConn Blog




By the numbers:

Record: 8-6-0

Rankings: Seventh in Hockey East (14 points in nine games) | 20th nationally in Pairwise

Goals scored: 44 | Goals allowed: 35

Power play percentage: 11.1 | Penalty kill percentage: 84.7

Most goals: 9 — Ryan Tverberg

Most assists: 7 — Marc Gatcomb, Jachym Kondelik

Most points: 16 — Ryan Tverberg

Highest +/-: +9 — Jarrod Gourley

Most blocks: 22 — Harrison Rees

Decent start. Nine of the remaining 15 HE games are at home. IMO, a successful season is a top four HE finish.

 

[The Viking]

Top 4 in the conference or playing Friday night at TD Garden would be a hell of a season. (I’ll take the Friday night option myself)

 

[zls44]

Top 4 in the conference or playing Friday night at TD Garden would be a hell of a season. (I’ll take the Friday night option myself)

I'll take a game at this rate!

 

[huskymedic]

Change in plans:

 

[Bomber36]

Change in plans:

Great…I mean I’m glad for him, but it leaves a hole.

 

[CTBballfan243]

I don’t see any news where team Canada added Ryan Tverberg to the WJ Roster. As far as I know, Ryan was cut and didn’t make the final roster.

 

[Bomber36]

I don’t see any news where team Canada added Ryan Tverberg to the WJ Roster. As far as I know, Ryan was cut and didn’t make the final roster.

He’s not on the roster that is on the WJ website. This appears to be completely wrong.

Rosters | 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship

www.hockeycanada.ca

 

[HuskyHawk]

I feel like I fell into a black hole and had no idea how the team has been doing since earlier on. It seems that because they aren't playing. Got my new UConn Hockey Jersey for Christmas, so I'm hoping we can get back at it and get some Ws.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Mitch Beck is a weird guy. He's obsessed with a minor league hockey team that's 15 years past its expiration date.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[zls44]

This broke my brain, may it break yours as well:

 

[Viet Vet]

"At times it's just pounding it to the net and getting rebounds."

Can't get rebounds if we don't shoot. Pass, pass, pass, pass, don't shoot.....look for the perfect pass. NO SHOTS, NO GOALS!

 

[Bomber36]

 

[huskymedic]

Others receiving votes: Bemidji State 38, Northern Michigan 33, Connecticut 19, Penn State 13, Boston University 9, AIC 6, Clarkson 5, Bentley 4, Bowling Green 4, Canisius 3, Arizona State 2

 

[HuskyHawk]

Others receiving votes: Bemidji State 38, Northern Michigan 33, Connecticut 19, Penn State 13, Boston University 9, AIC 6, Clarkson 5, Bentley 4, Bowling Green 4, Canisius 3, Arizona State 2

Seems odd to me that UMass and UMass Lowell are up there and BU is nowhere to be found. College hockey is weird. I still don't understand how Quinnipiac became a power.

 

[Viet Vet]

Pairwise, which is heavily considered by the NCAA selection committee, has UConn at #19.

 

[huskymedic]