Huskies Host Vermont To Open Hockey East Playoffs
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV: Wednesday: ESPN+
PXP: Randy Brochu
Color: Joe D'Ambrosio
Radio: Wednesday Fox Sports Radio 97.9
Video: ESPN+; StretchInternet.com (International)
Live Stats: uconnathletics.com
Social Media: X: @UConnMHOC Instagram: UConnMHOC
ICE CHIPS
» The UConn Huskies open the Hockey East Playoffs with a game against the Vermont Catamounts.
» The Huskies clinched a home playoff game after beating Vermont Wednesday night in the final regular season game.
» Wednesday's game will be the second playoff game played in Toscano Family Ice Forum for the men's hockey team. The Huskies hosted a quarterfinal matchup last season vs. UMass Lowell.
» The magic number lately for the Huskies is two. When scoring 2 goals or fewer against Hockey East opponents UConn and UMass lead Hockey east with 5 total wins.
» Matthew Wood has begun to find his stride as of late. The sophomore has registered at least one point in the last three games for the Huskies, scoring 5 goals and registering one assist.
» This will be the fourth matchup this season between the two schools. This season the teams have combined for 18 total goals scored and the Huskies currently hold the season series lead 2-1.
» After his uptick in scoring, Matthew Wood currently leads the team with 24 total points, followed by Chase Bradley with 22 and Hudson Schandor with 18.
» Sophomore Arsenii Sergeev continues to post a strong second half of the season, registering 25 saves in a 5-1 win over the Catamounts to end the regular season.
» Sophomore class finding their stride. The Huskies 2nd year skaters have taken the leap as Jake Percival, Ryan Tattle, have seen an uptick in goals, while Tristan Fraser, Tabor Heaslip, and defenseman Tom Messineo continue to make an impact by setting up their teammates for goals.
» Huskies in the NHL: Yan Kuznetsov became the 6th Husky to reach the pros, having most recently been called up by the Calgary Flames. Kuznetsov joins, Todd Krygier, Cole Schneider, Max Letunov, Adam Huska, and Tage Thompson as former Huskies to make it to the league.