Huskies Set For Two Game Series at #15 UMass Lowell
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» The Huskies hit the road for a two-game series against No.15 UMass Lowell. This will
be the first matchup between the Huskies and Riverhawks this season. UConn will
spend the remaining three games of the first half on the road, traveling to Boston College
Dec. 4 following the matchup with UMass Lowell.
» The Huskies are coming off an upset against No.2 Boston College. Freshman Tommy
Heaney earned the win as he came in relief for Junior Tyler Muszelik.
» Junior Ryan Tattle has had an impressive start to the season as he is currently tied for
the team lead in points. Tattle has four goals and five assists for nine total points.
» The Huskies currently lead the country with 4 shorthanded goals scored. The Huskies
have scored a total of 38 goals on the season, with 27 of them coming during 5 on 5
action.
» 7 of the last 10 matchups between the Huskies and Riverhawks have been one goal
games. The other three games were 2-0 win in favor of UConn, 4-2 win in favor of
UConn and a 3-0 win in favor of UMass Lowell.
» Defense putting their bodies on the line: The Huskies blue liners have sacrificed their
bodies multiple times to stop a puck. John Spetz, Tom Messineo, Viking Gustafsson
Nyberg and Nick Carabin have combined for 57 blocked shots.
» The Huskies have received a point from 23 total skaters. Of the 20, 11 are new members
of the Ice Bus.
» Five on Five Hockey has been a strength for the Huskies as they have scored 22 of their
30 total goals.
» Despite adding 14 new faces, in that group comes 4 transfers from NCAA D1 schools.
Hugh Larkin joins UConn from Western Michigan, Nick Carabin joins the Huskies from
Princeton, Tyler Muszelik from New Hampshire, and Viking Gustafsson Nyberg comes
from Northern Michigan.
» Huskies in the NHL: Ruslan Iskhakov and Yan Kuznetsov became the 6th and 7th
Huskies to reach the pros, having most recently been called up by the New York Island-
ers and Calgary Flames. They join, Todd Krygier, Cole Schneider, Max Letunov, Adam
Huska, and Tage Thompson as former Huskies to make it to the league.
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