2024–25 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

2024–25 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 UConn Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Connecticut Ice, Champion
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Toscano Family Ice Forum; XL Center
Rankings
USCHO	#9
USA Hockey	#9
Record
Overall	14–8–2
Conference	7–6–2
Home	7–2–0
Road	5–5–2
Neutral	2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Cavanaugh
Assistant coaches	Tyler Helton; Vince Stalletti; Nick Peruzzi
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The 2024–25 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season will be the 65th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level, and the 11th in Hockey East. The Huskies will represent the University of Connecticut in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Toscano Family Ice Forum and be coached by Mike Cavanaugh in his 12th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Jake Black	Forward	United States	Transferred to Bentley
Chase Bradley	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Nick Capone	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
Mark D'Agostino	Forward	United States	Left program
Jake Flynn	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Ethan Haider	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Milwaukee Admirals)
Andrew Lucas	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with San Diego Gulls)
Ryan Mahshie	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Matt Pasquale	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Harrison Rees	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Samu Salminen	Forward	Finland	Transferred to Denver
Arseni Sergeyev	Goaltender	Russia	Transferred to Penn State
Jake Veilleux	Defenseman/Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Matthew Wood	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Minnesota

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Nick Carabin	Defenseman	United States	24	Mahwah, NJ; graduate transfer from Princeton
Kevin Fitzgerald	Defenseman	Canada	19	Bath, ON
Ethan Gardula	Forward	United States	19	Princeton, MA
Viking Gustafsson Nyberg	Defenseman	Sweden	21	Stockholm, SWE; transfer from Northern Michigan
Thomas Heaney	Goaltender	United States	21	Oceanport, NJ
Kai Janviriya	Defenseman	United States	19	Bloomfield, MI
Hugh Larkin	Forward	United States	25	Livonia, MI; graduate transfer from Western Michigan
Mike Murtagh	Forward	United States	20	East Greenbush, NY
Tyler Muszelik	Goaltender	United States	20	Long Valley, NJ; transfer from New Hampshire; selected 189th overall in 2022
Trey Scott	Defenseman	United States	20	Lunenburg, MA
Kaden Shahan	Forward	United States	19	Everett, WA
Filip Sitar	Forward	Slovenia	19	Ljubljana, SLO
Callum Tung	Goaltender	Canada	20	Port Moody, BC
Ethan Whitcomb	Forward	Canada	20	St. Catharines, ON

Roster

As of September 24, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Jack Pascucci	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-02-15	North Andover, Massachusetts	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
3	Kevin Fitzgerald	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2004-10-11	Bath, Ontario	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
5	Bauer Swift	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-17	West Hartford, Connecticut	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
6	Viking Gustafsson Nyberg	Sophomore	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-09-21	Stockholm, Sweden	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—
7	Huston Karpman	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-02-07	Manhattan Beach, California	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
8	Joey Muldowney	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	2004-06-05	Lake View, New York	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	SJS, 172nd overall 2022
9	Ryan Tattle	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-07	Port Moody, British Columbia	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
10	Tristan Fraser	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-11-13	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
11	Kai Janviriya	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2005-04-02	Bloomfield, Michigan	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
12	Oliver Flynn	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-05-17	Wolcott, Connecticut	Madison (USHL)	—
13	Ethan Gardula	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2005-02-28	Princeton, Massachusetts	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	NJD, 68th overall 2021
15	Thomas Messineo	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-05-02	Westwood, Massachusetts	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
17	Jake Percival	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-02-11	Avon, Connecticut	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
18	John Spetz	Graduate	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-12-01	Oak Ridge, New Jersey	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
19	Jake Richard	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-08-15	Jacksonville, Florida	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	BUF, 170th overall 2022
20	Kaden Shahan	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2005-05-24	Everett, Washington	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
21	Trey Scott	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-05-04	Lunenburg, Massachusetts	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
22	Hudson Schandor	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-09-29	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
23	Tabor Heaslip	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-12-17	Frisco, Texas	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
26	Mike Murtagh	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2004-09-11	East Greenbush, New York	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
27	Nick Carabin	Graduate	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-04-30	Mahwah, New Jersey	Princeton (ECAC)	—
28	Hugh Larkin	Graduate	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-03-27	Livonia, Michigan	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
29	Filip Sitar	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2005-06-29	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Malmö Redhawks J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
30	Tyler Muszelik	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-07-01	Long Valley, New Jersey	New Hampshire (HEA)	FLA, 189th overall 2022
31	Callum Tung	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2003-11-23	Port Moody, British Columbia	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
32	Thomas Heaney	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-02	Oceanport, New Jersey	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
34	Owen Simpson	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-07-01	Toronto, Ontario	Penticton (BCHL)	—
71	Ethan Whitcomb	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2004-05-13	St. Catharines, Ontario	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—

Standings

2024–25 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#6 Maine	9	5	2	2	0	0	1	18	29	14	14	10	2	2	55	22
#10 Boston University	8	5	2	1	0	0	1	17	32	24	14	8	5	1	52	47
#7 Providence	9	5	2	2	2	1	1	17	29	25	15	10	3	2	46	38
#8 Massachusetts Lowell	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	15	23	17	14	10	3	1	47	33
#9 Connecticut	10	4	5	1	1	1	0	13	26	30	14	7	6	1	42	39
Vermont	9	3	4	2	1	2	1	13	24	26	13	3	7	3	32	40
#1 Boston College	6	4	2	0	1	0	0	11	18	13	13	10	3	0	44	24
Northeastern	8	1	4	3	0	1	2	9	16	24	12	3	6	3	28	36
Merrimack	8	2	5	1	0	0	1	8	17	32	13	3	9	1	26	47
#20 Massachusetts	7	1	4	2	0	0	1	6	16	19	15	7	6	2	49	39
#18 New Hampshire	6	1	3	2	0	0	0	5	9	14	12	6	4	2	33	28
Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 4	7:30 pm	Colgate*		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 4–2	2,300	1–0–0
October 5	7:30 pm	Colgate*		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 6–2	2,275	2–0–0
October 11	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross*		Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Muszelik	L 3–4	1,063	2–1–0
October 12	3:30 pm	Holy Cross*		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 3–1	2,584	3–1–0
October 18	7:00 pm	at #3 Boston University		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN	Heaney	L 2–4	5,074	3–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 25	7:00 pm	at #15 Massachusetts		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Muszelik	T 3–3 ^SOL	8,412	3–2–1 (0–1–1)
October 26	7:00 pm	#15 Massachusetts		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 3–2	2,424	4–2–1 (1–1–1)
November 2	3:30 pm	Vermont		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Muszelik	L 0–1 ^OT	3,029	4–3–1 (1–2–1)
November 3	3:00 pm	Vermont		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 6–5 ^OT	2,279	5–3–1 (2–2–1)
November 8	7:00 pm	at Merrimack		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Muszelik	L 1–4	2,401	5–4–1 (2–3–1)
November 9	3:30 pm	Merrimack		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Muszelik	L 2–5	2,363	5–5–1 (2–4–1)
November 15	7:00 pm	#2 Boston College		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Heaney	W 5–4	2,691	6–5–1 (3–4–1)
November 22	7:15 pm	at #15 Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Tung	W 4–1	5,780	7–5–1 (4–4–1)
November 23	6:05 pm	at #15 Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Tung	L 0–1	5,389	7–6–1 (4–5–1)
December 4	7:00 pm	at #3 Boston College		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Tung	L 1–2 ^OT	4,863	7–7–1 (4–6–1)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28	2:30 pm	vs. Alaska*		Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal)		Tung	W 4–1	6,625	8–7–1
December 29	5:00 pm	vs. Wisconsin*		Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Championship)		Heaney	L 3–4	4,920	8–8–1
January 4	7:00 pm	at Harvard*		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Tung	W 7–3	—	9–8–1
January 10	7:00 pm	at #17 New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 4–1	5,491	10–8–1 (5–6–1)
January 11	3:30 pm	#17 New Hampshire		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Tung	W 3–2	2,691	11–8–1 (6–6–1)
January 17	7:00 pm	at #5 Maine	#17	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 4–2	4,747	12–8–1 (7–6–1)
January 18	7:00 pm	at #5 Maine	#17	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Tung	T 2–2 ^SOL	4,836	12–8–2 (7–6–2)
Connecticut Ice
January 24	4:00 pm	vs. #15 Quinnipiac*	#13	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)	SNY	Muszelik	W 2–1	2,794	13–8–2
January 25	7:30 pm	at Sacred Heart*	#13	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship)	SNY	Muszelik	W 1–0	4,177	14–8–2
January 31	7:00 pm	at #7 Providence	#9	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+, NESN
February 1	3:30 pm	#7 Providence	#9	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 7	TBA	Massachusetts		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 8	3:30 pm	Massachusetts Lowell		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 12	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 21	7:30 pm	Maine*		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 25	7:30 pm	Boston University*		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 28	7:00 pm	Northeastern		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
March 1	7:30 pm	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
March 6	7:00 pm	at Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	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	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com															RV	17	13	9
USA Hockey															RV	17	12	9

References

^ "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[1] "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

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v t e UConn Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Connecticut Agricultural College Aggies
Playing venues	UConn Ice Rink (1961–1998) Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (1998–2016) XL Center (2014–present) Toscano Family Ice Forum (2023–present)
Head coaches	John Chapman (1960–1981) Ben Kirtland (1981–1988) Bruce Marshall (1988–2012) David Berard (2012–13) (interim) Mike Cavanaugh (2013–present)
Seasons	1911–12 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2014) Hockey East (2014–present)
Culture & lore	Connecticut Ice
All-time leaders	Bryan Krygier (219 Points) Todd Krygier (99 Goals) Louis Parker (54 Wins)
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 2000
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT