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1 UCONN MEN S HOCKEY Husky Hockey Game Notes Schedule (0-1-1, Hockey East) October (0-1-1) 10th at Penn State T, 2-2 (ot) 11th at Penn State L, th at Merrimack * (TV: ESPN3) 7:00 pm 21st vs. Quinnipiac ^ 7:00 pm 25th at Vermont * 7:00 pm 31st vs. Merrimack # 4:30 pm November (0-0-0) 2nd vs. Yale/Princeton# TBA 5th BOSTON COLLEGE * 7:05 pm 8th at Boston University* 7:00 pm 14th SACRED HEART % 7:05 pm 18th RENSSELAER 7:05 pm 21st VERMONT * 5:35 pm 22nd BOSTON UNIVERSITY * 3:35 pm 29th at Brown 4:00 pm December (0-0-0) 3rd at UMass Lowell * 7:00 pm 27th vs. Union $ 6:00 pm 28th vs. UMass Lowell/Sacred Heart $ TBA January (0-0-0) 2nd at UMass * 7:00 pm 6th COLORADO COLLEGE^ 7:05 pm 9th at Army 7:00 pm 10th UMASS LOWELL * 7:05 pm 16th at Notre Dame * (TV: NBCSN) 7:35 pm 18th NOTRE DAME *^ 2:05 pm 24th at Boston College * 7:00 pm 27th MERRIMACK * 7:05 pm 30th at Maine * (TV: FCS) 7:00 pm February (0-0-0) 1st MAINE * 2:00 pm 4th PROVIDENCE * 7:05 pm 7th at Providence * (TV: Cox Sports) 7:00 pm 13th at Northeastern * 7:00 pm 14th NORTHEASTERN * 3:35 pm 20th NEW HAMPSHIRE * 7:05 pm 21st at New Hampshire * (TV: NESN) 7:00 pm 27th UMASS * 7:05 pm March (0-0-0) 6th-8th Hockey East Opening Round TBA (at High Seeds) 13th-15th Hockey East Quarterfinals TBA (at High Seeds) 20th Hockey East Semifinals at TD Garden 21st Hockey East Championship at TD Garden All Home games in BOLD and played at the XL Center * - Hockey East game ^ - played at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. % - played at The Taft School, Watertown, Conn. # - Liberty Hockey Invitational at Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. $ - Frozen Holiday Classic at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. UConn Huskies (0-1-1, HEA) at Merrimack Warriors (2-0-0, HEA) Game No. 3 Date: October 18, :00pm Site: Lawler Rink North Andover, Mass. TV: Saturday s game will be telecast live on WBIN and also available on ESPN3. Ryan Johnston (pxp) and Rich Coppola (color) will have the call. Radio/Web: Saturday s game can be heard on WHUS 91.7 FM or streamed online at Live Stats: MerrimackAthletics.com Up Next: Tues., 10/21 vs. Quinnipiac (at Webster Bank Arena), 7 pm The Set-Up... The UConn Huskies will play their first official game as a member of Hockey East Saturday with a trip to Merrimack. The Huskies opened their season last weekend at Penn State, earning a 2-2 tie and falling 7-1 in a two-game set. The Warriors also opened last weekend, sweeping a home-and-home series with Holy Cross, winning 3-2 on the road and 3-1 at home. UConn vs. Merrimack All-Time Series... The UConn and Merrimack series dates back to the season, the Huskies first year as a varsity program. The Warriors hold a edge in the all-time series and since the Huskies joined the Division I ranks in , sport an mark. UConn recorded their first win over Merrimack in , a 2-1 win on the road. The Huskies won the last meeting back in 2013, 3-1 in Lawler Rink. Huskies in Hockey East... The Huskies begin their first season of play in Hockey East in The historic league is in its 31st-year of play and with the addition of the Huskies stands at 12 teams. UConn entered this season posting a record of all-time against teams in Hockey East. The Huskies have faced UMass more than any other team in the league and will have first-ever meetings this season against Boston College and Notre Dame. Quick Hits...»» In addition to the two scheduled Hockey East meetings, UConn and Merrimack will meet a third time this season as part of the Liberty Hockey Invitational at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on October 31st.»» Saturday s game is the first of five scheduled appearances on TV for UConn this season - at Merrimack, at Notre Dame, at Maine, at Providence, at New Hampshire.»» Last weekend s games at Penn State were part of the Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge. After the first weekend of play, the Big Ten leads the challenge 5-4.»» Husky rookies Spencer Naas and Johnny Austin each scored their first collegiate goals in the two-game set at Penn State.»» Sr. goaltender Tom Comunale played his first collegiate minutes in the 7-1 loss at PSU. Comunale finished with 17 saves in relief of starter Rob Nichols.»» Freshman forward Kasperi Ojantakanen will sit out the first four games due to NCAA rules and regulations. UConn vs. Merrimack - Tale of the Tape Husky Leaders On Ice Match-Up Warrior Leaders Scoring UConn MC Scoring Points Spencer Naas 2 Goals/Gm Points Gustafsson/Lashyn/Mansfield 2 Goals Austin/Kirtland/Naas 1 Goals Allowed/Gm Goals 5 Players tied 1 Assists 6 Players tied 1 Shots/Gm Assists Jonathan Lashyn 2 PPG Shots Allowed/Gm PPG Hampus Gustafsson 1 GWG PPG-Opp GWG Gustafsson/Mansfield 1 PIM Ryan Segalla 6 Power Play % PIM Quinn Gould 4 Penalty Kills-Opp /- Joona Kunnas +1 +/- Christie/Gustafsson +2 Penalty Kill % Goaltending Goaltending Shorthanded Goals 0 0 GP Rob Nichols 2 GP Rasmus Tirronen 2 Penalties 7 10 GAA Rob Nichols 4.27 GAA Rasmus Tirronen 1.50 PIM/Gm SV% Rob Nichols.879 SV% Rasmus Tirronen.942 Faceoffs (W-L) Wins Rob Nichols -- Faceoff % Wins Rasmus Tirronen 2 SO Blkd Shots/Game SO -- --

2 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack University of Connecticut Location...Storrs, Conn., Founded Totall Enrollment...30,474 Undergraduate at Storrs...18,032 Colors...National Flag Blue (Navy) & White Nickname...Huskies, UConn Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Hockey East President...Susan Herbst Athletic Director...Warde Manuel Sr. Assoc. Director of Athletics... Doug Gnodtke UConn Men s Hockey Head Coach... Mike Cavanaugh, 2nd season Alma Mater...Bowdoin, 1990 Record at UConn Career Record...Same Assistant Coach... Mike Souza (New Hampshire 00) Assistant Coach... Joe Pereira (Boston University 11) Assistant Coach...Andrew Raycroft Director of Hockey Operations...Morgan Hall Equipment Manager... Chris Iacampo Strength & Conditioning Coach...Maureen Butler Athletic Trainer...Edward Blair Hockey Office Phone...(860) Overall Record Atlantic Hockey Record / 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost...15/11 Newcomers Captains...Ryan Tyson (C)...Trevor Gerling (A), Patrick Kirtland (A) Facility...XL Center (Hartford, Conn) Capacity...5,618 Size x85 (NHL) Athletic Communications Assistant Director / MIH Contact...Bill Peterson Men s Hockey Contact Phone Office: (860) Cell: (860) william.peterson@uconn.edu Assoc. AD/Communications...Mike Enright Asst. Dir. of Communications...Patrick McKenna Asst. Dir. of Communications...Phil Chardis Athletic Comm. Assistant... Bobby Mullen Athletic Comm. Assistant... Scott Waggoner Athletic Comm. Assistant... Jeff Piascik Athletic Comm. Secretary...Luanne Dunstan Athletic Communications...(860) Athletics Website...UConnHuskies.com Men s Hockey Twitter...@UConnMHoc Men s Hockey Facebook: Facebook.com/UConn Men s Ice Hockey Radio...WHUS 91.7 FM HOCKEY UConn - Merrimack...Series History Series Record: Merrimack leads, At UConn: Merrimack leads, At Merrimack: Merrimack leads, First Meeting: MC 8 - UConn 3 (1/7/61, N. Andover, Mass.) Last Meeting: UConn 3 - MC 1 (11/10/12, N. Andover, Mass.) Last 10 Meetings: Merrimack leads, /10/12 UConn 3 - Merrimack 1 Lawler Rink 11/22/11 Merrimack 5 - UConn 0 Lawler Rink 10/16/10 Merrimack 7 - UConn 1 Lawler Rink 10/25/09 Merrimack 4 - UConn 1 Lawler Rink 12/30/08 Merrimack 5 - UConn 2 Freitas 10/22/05 UConn 2 - Merrimack 1 Lawler Rink 10/21/05 Merrimack 3 - UConn 1 Lawler Rink 12/31/04 Merrimack 4 UConn 1 Freitas 10/21/00 Merrimack 4 - UConn 2 Lawler Rink 10/20/00 Merrimack 6 - UConn 2 Lawler Rink Scouting the Warriors Merrimack got their season started with a series sweep over Holy Cross last weekend. The Warriors opened on Friday night with a 3-2 win on the road in Worcester. Merrimack s Justin Mansfield scored the game-winner at 13:16 in the third period. On Saturday, Merrimack s Hampus Gustafsson scored the game-winner on the power play at 8:17 in the second period. Senior goaltender Rasmus Tirronen was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week, stopping 49 of the 52 shots he faced in picking up both wins on the weekend. Merrimack was picked to finish 10th in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll. The Warriors are coming off an record and 11th place Hockey East finish last season. Last Meeting with Merrimack... The last time these two teams met was November 10, 2013 at Merrimack s Lawler Rink. After falling behind 1-0 midway through the second period, UConn rallied for three-straight goals while goaltender Garrett Bartus posted 30 saves to deliver the Huskies just their second win all-time over Merrimack. The Warriors cracked the scoring column first as Kyle Singleton gave his team a 1-0 lead at 11:26 of the second period. Cody Sharib tied the game at 1-1 just over two minutes later, redirecting a Billy Latta shot in front for a power play goal. After getting out shot over the first two periods, the Huskies flipped the script in the third, posting a 13-8 edge on shots resulting in a pair of goals. UConn got the game-winner just 3:50 into the third as Sean Ambroise buried one, unassisted, for a 2-1 advantage. Evan Carriere capped it off with an empty netter. Merrimack goaltender Rasumus Tirronen came up with 21 saves in the lost. Last Time Out... The Huskies opened the season last weekend with a twogame series at Penn State University. On Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,017 fans at Pegula Ice Arena, UConn had a 2-1 lead late into the third period before the Nittany Lions would tie it after pulling their goaltender in the final minute of action. Junior Patrick Kirtland gave UConn a 1-0 lead at 10:30 in the second period. PSU tied it at 1-1 when Tommy Olczyk was awarded a penalty shot just under four minutes later, beating UConn s Rob Nichols. UConn freshman Johnny Austin notched his first career goal at 15:14 in the third, blasting a shot through traffic from the point for a 2-1 lead. Penn State pulled the goaltender with a minute to go and were able to find the equalizer on a rush to net with the puck going in off David Goodwin s skate. The two teams skated a scoreless overtime while the Huskies won an exhibition shootout, 2-1, on goals by Evan Richardson and Shawn Pauly. Sophomore Rob Nichols made 33 saves for the Huskies. In Saturday s finale, the Huskies were outscored 5-1 in the second period on the way to a 7-1 loss to the Nittany Lions. The Huskies got an early power play chance that turned into a five-on-three opportunity when Connor Varley was called for a five-minute major and game misconduct for checking from behind at 4:23. UConn got eight shots on net during the power play but couldn t score. Penn State cruised from there, dominating the second period en route to the lopsided win. Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge... After the first weekend of play, The Big Ten holds a 5-4 lead with 16 contests remaining. The Challenge continues this weekend with four more road contests for Hockey East teams. New Hampshire will head to Michigan for a pair while Massachusetts travels to East Lansing to face Michigan State twice. Nine of 12 Hockey East institutions will join five of the six Big Ten schools in 20 designated games to be played between October 10 and November 29, in the second Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge. A Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge Cup will be presented to the conference that records the most points from the 20 contests. Teams will earn two points for a win, one point for a tie and a bonus point will be awarded for a road win. Should a Big Ten school utilize a shoot-out in any of

3 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack UConn s Record When Playing at Home Playing on the Road Playing at a Neutral Site Last 5 Games vs. Hockey East vs. Atlantic Hockey vs. ECAC vs. Big Ten vs. NCHA vs. WCHA Play a Top-20 opponent Play a Top-10 opponent Play a Top-5 opponent Scores first Opponent scores first Scoring a power play goal Not scoring a power play goal Allowing a power play goal Not allowing a power play goal Scoring a short-handed goal Allowing a short-handed goal Lead after the first Trail after the first Tied after the first Lead after the second Trail after the second Tied after the second Scoring first goal of third period In overtime Outshoots Opponent Outshot by Opponent Shots are Even More penalties than opponent Fewer penalties than opponent Same amount of penalties In one-goal Games In two-goal Games In three-goal or more Games Scored four or more goals Score three goals Scored two goals Score one goal Allow one goal Allow two goals Allow three goals Allow four or more goals In October In November In December In January In February In March Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Afternoon Games (5 pm or earlier) Games Following a Win Games Following a Loss Games Following a Tie its home games, it will not factor into the result. Last season, Hockey East won the first-ever challenge, on points. The 18 schools within the two conferences have an unparalleled record of success, combining to claim 33 national championships during the 67 seasons that the NCAA has sponsored the sport. Of the 14 schools participating in this year s Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge, six took part in last season s NCAA Championship. Exhibition Win UConn posted a 3-1 win over Dalhousie University in an exhibition game October 5th from the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum on campus. The Huskies got a goal and an assist from junior forward Joey Ferriss and sophomore defenseman Ryan Segalla while junior forward Shawn Pauly scored on the power play to lead UConn offensively. Freshman Spencer Naas dished a pair of assists in his first collegiate action. Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh used all 26 players on the roster Sunday afternoon while each of the team s three goaltenders also saw action. Sophomore Rob Nichols, who will open the season in the starting role, earned Sunday s start and played the first period stopping all seven shots he faced. Senior Tom Comunale got the nod for the second period and also kept Dalhousie off the scoreboard, stopping all eight shots he faced in the period. Rookie Steve Thulin played the third period for the Huskies and made seven saves before giving up a late goal with under two minutes to play. The UConn special teams played well, killing off all five Dalhousie power plays while going one-for-three with the extra skater. The Huskies held a edge on shots in the win Captain... The UConn Husky coaches and players have elected senior forward Ryan Tyson as captain for the season. He appeared in 35 games last year, finishing with a career-best nine points on four goals and four assists. Two of Tyson s goals came in wins over Hockey East opponents UMass and Providence, the program s first-ever win over a top-10 ranked team. He finished third among UConn forwards with 34 blocked shots and was also third on the team in the face-off circle, winning 191 of 430 (.444). Gerling and Kirtland to Wear A This Season... Senior Trevor Gerling and junior Patrick Kirtland have been elected alternate captains for this season. Gerling will be an alternate captain for the second-straight season. Gerling saw action in every game last season and finished the year with 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists. He registered a point in 14 games and had four multi-point games on his ledger last season. Kirtland played in 34 games a year ago, scoring six goals with nine assists. He ended the season tied for the team lead with a +10 rating and ended the season with a point in each of the last five regular season games and last six of seven. Hockey East Preseason Polling... The UConn Huskies, in their first season of play in Hockey East, were slotted 12th in the annual poll of the league s head coaches. The Providence Friars received seven of the 12 first place votes and were tabbed as the league favorite heading into the 31st season of play in Hockey East. Boston College collected three first place votes and was second in the poll. Northeastern and UMass Lowell, back-to-back Hockey East tournament champion, each garnered a first place vote as well. The Huskies were picked fourth, behind Notre Dame, while the River hawks were slotted seventh in the poll, behind New Hampshire in fifth and Boston University in sixth. The coaches rounded out the poll with Vermont in eighth, Maine in ninth, Merrimack in 10th, UMass in 11th and the Huskies in 12th. The Huskies will play their first official Hockey East game on Saturday, October 18th when they travel to Merrimack. UConn s first Hockey East home game will be Wednesday, November 5th when they host Boston College at the XL Center. New Faces... Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh will have 11 new players on his roster this season, 10 freshman and sophomore transfer Evan Richardson. The Huskies welcome freshmen forwards Spencer Naas, Jesse Schwartz, Corey Ronan, Will Golonka, Jeff Wight and Kasperi Ojantakanen, freshmen defensemen Derek Pratt, Johnny Austin and David Drake and rookie goaltender Steve Thulin. Richardson transfers in from Boston College where he appeared in four games and scored a pair of goals last season for the Eagles. Nichols in Net... Sophomore Rob Nichols steps into the starting role in goal for the Huskies after an impressive rookie campaign. Nichols appeared in 13 games last season, earning 11 starting nods. The sophomore goaltender posted a record of

4 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack (.750) on the year with a 1.91 goals against average and a.939 save percentage. He posted a pair of shutouts on the year, which finished fourth among Atlantic Hockey goalies. Nichols came on late in the season, dominating in the month of February to earn the AHA Goaltender of the Month awards. He went during February with shutout wins over Bentley and Holy Cross to help lead the Huskies into the playoffs as one of the top-four seeds. Top-Notch Defenders... The Huskies welcome back five defensemen from last year s unit that led Atlantic Hockey and was ranked 14th nationally allowing 2.39 goals per game. UConn allowed two goals or less in 20 games last year, finishing in those contests. Juniors Kyle Huson and Tyler Cooke were paired together defensively in 30 of UConn s 36 games last season and the Huskies finished in those match-ups. Senior Jacob Poe returns as the Huskies top-scoring defenseman after posting 15 points on four goals and 11 assists last season. He was second on the team and led all defensemen with a +10 rating while also producing on the power play scoring three goals with four assists. Sophomores Ryan Segalla and Joona Kunnas return after impressive rookie campaigns combining for 27 points on the blue line. Segalla led all UConn defensemen with 13 assists on the year and chipped in a goal. Kunnas had 11 assists and scored twice last season. Staying Out of the Box... In , the UConn Huskies were one of the least penalized teams in the country. The Huskies were whistled for 130 penalties last season, second fewest behind only AIC (124) (122). UConn averaged 7.83 penalty minutes per game, just ahead of AIC (7.50) for fewest in the nation In eight games last season, the Huskies were called for two penalties or less in a game. UConn Special Teams... The UConn power play finished last season ranked sixth in Atlantic Hockey and 29th in the nation converting at 17.1 percent (20-117). The Huskies struggled over the final month of the season, scoring just four goals on 48 opportunities with the extra skater (.083) from February 1st through the end of the year. The Huskies were undefeated last year when picking up a power play goal, finishing Defensively, the Huskies penalty kill unit ranked fifth in the conference and 29th in the country killing penalties at a.825 clip (99-120). UConn allowed 21 power play goals on the year, tied for fifth fewest in the country. The Huskies finished on the year when they did not allow an extra skater goal. UConn Starters By Game Opponent LW C RW D D Penn State Naas Tyson Ferriss Segalla Poe Penn State Naas Tyson Ferriss Austin Kunnas Merrimack* vs. Vermont* vs. Merrimack vs. Yale/Princeton vs. Boston Boston University* vs. Sacred Heart vs. Vermont* vs. Boston UMass Lowell* vs. Union vs. SHU/UMass UMass* vs. Colorado Army vs. UMass Notre Dame* vs. Notre Boston College* vs. Maine* vs. Maine* vs. Northeastern* vs. Northeastern* vs. New New Hampshire* vs. UMass* Husky Hockey in Hartford... The Huskies will call the XL Center located in the heart of downtown Hartford home for 11 games this season. The venue, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, just completed a renovation project that included upgrades to the locker rooms, new video boards and new concourse features including luxury seating among other improvements. The historic building celebrates its 40th birthday this year, and also serves as the home ice for the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Opened in 1975, the building s history is built on the ice, serving as the home to the NHL s Hartford Whalers from 1975 through HOCKEY

5 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack UConn s Record in When... Name Scores a Goal Records an Assist #2 Derek Pratt #3 Ryan Segalla #4 Kyle Huson #5 Jacob Poe #6 Johnny Austin #7 Joona Kunnas #8 Spencer Naas #9 Shawn Pauly #10 Jesse Schwartz #11 Corey Ronan #13 Brent Norris #14 Will Golonka #15 Brad Smith #17 Ryan Tyson #18 Trevor Gerling #19 Evan Richardson #21 Jeff Wight #22 David Drake #23 Kasperi Ojantakanen #24 Patrick Kirtland #27 Cody Sharib #28 Joey Ferriss #33 Tyler Cooke Situational Scoring UConn Opp. Even Strength 3 6 Five-on-Five 3 5 Four-on-Four 0 0 Five-on-Six (Empty Net) 0 0 Six-on-Five (Delayed Penalty) 0 0 Six-on-Five (Extra Attacker) 0 1 Power Play 0 1 Five-on-Four 0 1 Five-on-Three 0 2 Four-on-Three 0 0 Six-on-Four (Extra Attacker) 0 0 Shorthanded 0 1 Penalty Shot 0 1 TOTALS 3 9 Traveling the Nutmeg State... The Huskies will play games in three different Connecticut arenas this season. In addition to the 11 games scheduled for the XL Center, UConn will play five times at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. The Huskies will in-state rival Quinnipiac at Webster Bank Arena on October 21st then return to the venue for the Frozen Holiday Classic in late December with Union, UMass Lowell and fellow Constitution State opponent Sacred Heart. The Huskies and Pioneers will also face-off in a game to be played at The Taft School in Watertown. Husky NHL Draft Picks... Last season, defenseman Ryan Segalla became the first player in program history to be selected in the NHL Entry Draft when he was taken in the fourth round (119th overall) of the 2013 Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Heading into this season, Coach Cavanaugh and his staff have added two more NHL draft picks to the program in freshman defensman David Drake and future Husky defenseman Miles Gendron. Drake, like Segalla, was taken in the 2013 NHL Draft, selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh round (192nd overall). In this past June s NHL Entry Draft, Gendron was picked in the third round, 70th overall, by the Ottawa Senators. Gendron is committed to UConn and will join the Huskies in The Huskies have had just one player in their history play in the NHL in Todd Krygier ( ). Krygier was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 supplemental draft and had stints with the Whale, Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks. Former Husky Cole Schneider ( ) signed a two-year entry level deal with the Ottawa Senators at the end of his sophomore season and is entering his fourth season with the Binghamton Senators (AHL). Huskies Featured on Hockey East TV Package... The Huskies will be featured twice this season as part of Hockey East s television package with NESN and NBCSN. Hockey East and NBCSN will broadcast over 25 games this season while it was announced on Wednesday that NESN will carry 19 games in The Huskies will make their national television debut this season when they head to the University of Notre Dame on Friday, January 16th. The Huskies and Fighting Irish will take the ice in front of a national TV audience on NBCSN. The NESN package will carry UConn s January 21st match-up with the University of New Hampshire from the Whittemore Center. The Huskies will also be televised in games at Merrimack (WBIN/ESPN3), Maine (Fox College Sports/WVII Bangor/ WPME Portland) and at Providence (Cox Sports on OSN). Raycroft Joins Coaching Staff... Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh announced that former NHL goaltender Andrew Raycroft has joined the coaching staff for the season. Raycroft was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1998 and made his NHL debut in the season. During his first full season in , Raycroft compiled a record consisting of a 2.05 goals against average, a.926 save percentage, and had three shutouts. That season s performance earned Raycroft the Calder Memorial Trophy, as the league rookie of the year. Raycroft would also play with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, and Dallas Stars. In 2012, Raycroft signed with Italian Serie A club, Milano Rossoblu. Following that he played with IF Bjorkloven before announcing his retirement from professional hockey.

6 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack Men s Hockey Polls USCHO.com Men s Top-20 Poll (Oct. 13, 2014) Team Record Last Poll 1. Minnesota (47) Union (3) North Dakota Ferris State Providence Colgate Boston College St. Cloud State Massachusetts-Lowell Michigan Miami Minnesota State Quinnipiac Boston University Cornell Denver Ohio State NR 18. Wisconsin Alaska NR 20. Minnesota-Duluth NR Others receiving votes: Vermont 107, Notre Dame 77, Michigan Tech 61, Robert Morris 53, Alaska-Anchorage 47, Northeastern 45, Clarkson 41, New Hampshire 40, Yale 26, Bowling Green 21, Nebraska-Omaha 17, Mercyhurst 16, Bemidji State 14, Colorado College 13, Rensselaer 12, Merrimack 9, Alabama-Huntsville 8, Dartmouth 8, Michigan State 6, Penn State 6, Harvard 4, Western Michigan 4, Air Force 1, Brown 1. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men s College Hockey Top-15 Poll (Oct. 13, 2014) Team Record Last Poll 1. Minnesota (34) Union North Dakota Colgate Providence Ferris State St. Cloud State Boston College UMass Lowell NR 10. Michigan Miami University Minnesota State Boston University Quinnipiac NR 15. Cornell Others receiving votes: Ohio State University 44, University of Denver 24, Michigan Tech University 20, University of Wisconsin 15, University of Minnesota Duluth 15, University of Vermont 12, Yale University 12, University of Alaska 11, Bemidji State University 11, University of Notre Dame 9, Robert Morris University 9, University of Alaska Anchorage 5, Northeastern University 3, Clarkson University 1. Last Time it Happened Swept a Home Series: Jan. 3-4, 2014 vs. RIT (2-1, 6-2) Was Swept in a Home Series: Mar , 2014 vs. Robert Morris (3-0, 3-2) Swept a Road Series: Feb , 2013 at Army (4-3, 6-3) Was Swept in a Road Series: Oct , 2013 at Minnesota State (2-1, 6-1) Swept a Home-and-Home Series Jan , 2014 at AIC (3-2); vs. AIC (2-1) Was Swept in a Home-and-Home Series: Feb , 2012 vs. Bentley (2-1); at Bentley (6-1) Won Trailing After Two Periods: Nov. 24, 2012 vs. Air Force (Trail 2-1/W, 3-2 ot) Opponent Won Trailing After Two Periods: Jan. 31, 2012 at Princeton (Led 3-2/L, 4-3) Posted a Shutout: Feb. 15, 2014 at Holy Cross (5-0) Posted a Shutout at Home: Feb. 7, 2014 vs. Bentley (3-0) Posted a Shutout on the Road: Feb. 15, 2014 at Holy Cross (5-0) Posted Shutouts in Back-to-Back Games: Never Was Shutout: Mar. 14, 2014 vs. Robert Morris (3-0) Was Shutout at Home: Mar. 14, 2014 vs. Robert Morris (3-0) Was Shutout on the Road: Nov. 3, 2012 at Niagara (5-0) Was Shutout in Back-to-Back Games: Nov. 2-3, 2012 at Niagara (3-0, 5-0) Won in Overtime: Feb. 28, 2014 at Sacred Heart (4-3) Won in Overtime at Home: Nov. 24, 2013 vs. Air Force (3-2) Won in Overtime on the Road: Feb. 28, 2014 at Sacred Heart (4-3) Won in Overtime at a Neutral Site: Oct. 18, 2011 vs. UMass Lowell in Nashua, NH (3-2) Lost a Game in Overtime: Feb. 17, 2012 vs. Bentley (2-1) Lost a Game in Overtime at Home: Feb. 17, 2012 vs. Bentley (2-1) Lost a Game in Overtime on the Road: Feb. 11, 2012 at Sacred Heart (2-1) Scored 10 or More Goals: Mar. 4, 2001 vs. Bentley (W, 11-1) Allowed 10 or More Goals: Oct. 11, 2002 at Northeastern (L, 10-1) Scored 9 Goals: Feb. 11, 2013 vs. Bentley (W, 9-0) Allowed 9 Goals: Jan. 8, 2011 vs. Mercyhurst (L, 9-4) Scored 8 Goals: Nov. 23, 2013 at AIC (W, 8-1) Allowed 8 Goals: Jan. 25, 2010 at Princeton (L, 8-1) Scored 7 Goals: Dec. 29, 2012 vs. AIC (W, 7-2) Allowed 7 Goals: Oct. 11, 2014 at Penn State (L, 7-1) Had a Player Record a Hat Trick: Jan. 9, 2014, Billy Latta vs. Robert Morris (W, 5-1) Opposing Player Recorded a Hat Trick: Feb. 12, 2012, Bentley, Brett Gensler (L, 6-1) Player Scores Four or More Goals in a Game: 5, Brian Sutherland vs. Quinnipiac (W, 19-2) Had 50 or More Shots On Goal: Jan. 10, 2012, vs. Sacred Heart, 50 (T, 5-5) Opponent Had 50 or More Shots On Goal: Feb. 11, 2014, at Providence, 60 (W, 3-2) Awarded a Penalty Shot: Dec. 29, 2008, Pat McAuley vs. Air Force (converted) Opponent Awarded a Penalty Shot: Oct. 10, 2014, Tommy Olczyk at Penn State (scored) Scored a Shorthanded Goal: Jan. 12, 2013 at Robert Morris/Jordan Sims Allowed a Shorthanded Goal: Oct. 11, 2014 at Penn State/Taylor Holstrom Scored 3 PP Goals in a Game: Nov. 23, 2013 at AIC (W, 8-1) Scored 4 or More PP Goals in a Game: 4, Nov. 16, 2011 vs. Sacred Heart (W, 8-3) Committed Zero Penalties in a Game: Feb. 15, 2013 vs. Holy Cross (L, 4-1) Last Goal Scored Player Opp GP Since Spencer Naas at Penn State (10/11/14) 0 Johnny Austin at Penn State (10/10/14) 1 Patrick Kirtland at Penn State (10/10/14) 1 Tyler Cooke vs. Robert Morris (3/15/14) 2 Trevor Gerling vs. Robert Morris (3/15/14) 2 Brent Norris at Sacred Heart (3/1/14) 4 Shawn Pauly at Sacred Heart (2/28/14) 5 Joey Ferriss at Holy Cross (2/15/14) 7 Cody Sharib at Holy Cross (2/15/14) 8 Jacob Poe at Holy Cross (2/15/14) 8 Ryan Tyson at Providence (2/11/14) 9 Joona Kunnas at Air Force (1/31/14) 15 Kyle Huson vs. Robert Morris (1/10/14) 19 Ryan Segalla vs. RIT (1/4/14) 20 Brad Smith at Army (2/23/13) 28 Career Scoring Totals Player (games) G-A-Pts. Trevor Gerling (90) Shawn Pauly (75) Cody Sharib (104) Jacob Poe (108) Patrick Kirtland (67) Brent Norris (30) Ryan Tyson (89) Ryan Segalla (36) Tyler Cooke (74) Joona Kunnas (34) Joey Ferriss (52) Kyle Huson (75) Brad Smith (62) Spencer Naas (2) Johnny Austin (2) 1-0-1

7 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack For ImmedIate release: Monday, october 13, 2013 Men s Weekly 31.2 Brian Smith Director of Communications Hockey East Association 591 North Ave #2 Wakefield, MA Office: (781) Cell: (603) bsmith@hockeyeastonline.com puck Drops on 31st Hockey East Season With Three league games - High-Scoring games a Theme as Hockey East kicks off regular Season - WARRIOR HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK #8 jonathan Turk, vermont (Jr., F; Calgary, Alberta) Jonathan Turk scored a hat trick and added an assist for a four-point effort in a 6-2 win over No. 16 Northeastern Saturday night. The junior forward posted a plus-4 rating in the victory, and his first tally stood up as the game-winning goal. PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK #26 BriAn pinho, providence CollEgE (F; N. Andover, Massachusetts) Playing in his first two games as a Friar, Pinho netted a goal in each game over a weekend split on the road against Ohio State. On Saturday night, he scored on a quick wrist shot with just 45 seconds remaining in overtime in a 2-1 win for the Friars, giving Hockey East three points in the Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge. HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK #32 rasmus TirronEn, merrimack (Sr., G; Espoo, Finland) Senior netminder Rasmus Tirronen shut the door on Holy Cross this past weekend and helped the Merrimack Warriors start the season off with two victories. Logging 119:57 in ice time, Tirronen turned away 49 of the 52 shots he faced (.942 SV%) and owns a 1.50 GAA out of the gate HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS rk. Team gp W l T pts overall Conf. off. Conf. Def. 1. Boston University (8) 1.00 (1) UMass Lowell (5) 2.00 (2) Vermont (6) 2.00 (2) 4. UConn (0) 0.00 (0) Maine (0) 0.00 (0) Merrimack (0) 0.00 (0) New Hampshire (0) 0.00 (0) Notre Dame (0) 0.00 (0) Providence (0) 0.00 (0) Boston College (2) 5.00 (5) Massachusetts (1) 8.00 (8) Northeastern (2) 6.00 (6) recent results Friday, october 10 No. 20 Boston University 8 at Massachusetts 1* No. 4 Boston College 2 at No. 17 UMass Lowell 5* Merrimack 3 at Holy Cross 2 No. 3 Providence 4 at Ohio State 5 (OT) UConn 2 at Penn State 2 (OT) RPI 3 at No. 10 Notre Dame 2 ^ Maine 1 at Alaska Anchorage 3 $ Saturday, october 11 Vermont 6 at No. 16 Northeastern 2* UConn 1 at Penn State 7 Holy Cross 1 at Merrimack 2 No. 3 Providence 2 at Ohio State 1 (OT) No. 19 New Hampshire 1 at No. 5 Union 3 Maine 2 vs. Alaska Fairbanks 5 $ Sunday, october 12 Minnesota Duluth 3 at No. 10 Notre Dame 0 ^ upcoming games Thursday, october 16 USA Under-18 Team at Providence - 7 p.m. (Ex) Friday, october 17 Northeastern at Colgate - 7 p.m. Union at Maine - 7 p.m. Massachusetts at Michigan State - 7 p.m. ^ Clarkson at Vermont - 7 p.m. Quinnipiac at UMass Lowell - 7:15 p.m. lake Superior State at notre Dame - 7:35 p.m. (nbcsn) New Hampshire at Michigan - 7:35 p.m. ^ Saturday, october 18 UConn at Merrimack* - 7 p.m. lake Superior State at notre Dame - 6:05 p.m. (nbcsn) Vermont at Clarkson - 7 p.m. Northeastern at Colgate - 7 p.m. Union at Maine - 7 p.m. Massachusetts at Michigan State - 7 p.m. ^ Boston College at RIT - 7 p.m. UMass Lowell at Quinnipiac - 7 p.m. USA Under-18 Team at Boston University - 7 p.m. (Ex) New Hampshire at Michigan - 7:35 p.m. ^ ^ Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge $ Kendall Hockey Classic All game times are EST * denotes league games

8 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack HOCKEY UConn Hockey Report This season will feature the debut of the UConn Hockey Report podcast. The WHUS voices of UConn men s hockey Will Moran and Alex Giner will host a weekly podcast on all things UConn Hockey. The show will feature previews of upcoming games, Hockey East news as well as interviews with the coaching staff, current and former Huskies and others related to UConn hockey. You can listen each week by visiting the UConn hockey page at UConnHuskies.com. Ep. 1 - Oct. 7th - Coach Cavanaugh / Penn State Play-by-Play Announcer Brian Tripp. All Access Presents CENTER ICE UConnHuskies.com welcomes back Center Ice an online video show that will give Husky Hockey Fans an inside look at the UConn Men s Hockey program for its second season. Erika Watcher will serve as the host while UConn head coach Mike Cavanaugh will be featured on the show. In addition, each show will feature highlights, previews of upcoming match-ups and an interview with one of the Huskies. Every Episode is available at UConnHuskies.com and at YouTube.com/UConnHuskies Ep. 1 - Sept. 22nd - Hockey East Media Day Huskies in Hockey East Stat Rankings Scoring Points Spencer Naas 2 7th-t Goals: Johnny Austin 1 5th-t Patrick Kirtland 1 5th-t Spencer Naas 1 5th-t Assists: 6 UConn Players 1 15th-t Defensemen Scoring Johnny Austin 1 (1g/0a) 8th-t Joona Kunnas 1 (0g/1a) 8th-t Ryan Segalla 1 (0g/1a) 8th-t Freshman Scoring Spencer Naas 2 (1g/1a) 2nd-t Johnny Austin 1 (1g/0a) 4th-t Blocked Shots - per game Patrick Kirtland 6/3.00 2nd-t Johnny Austiin 6/3.00 2nd-t Penalty Minutes - per game Ryan Segalla 6/3.00 1st-t +/- Joona Kunnas +1 29th-t Goaltending GAA Rob Nichols th SV% Rob Nichols th Win% Rob Nichols.250 6th UConn in Hockey East TEAM Stat Rankings Scoring Offense th-t Scoring Defense th Penalties-PIM 14/7.0 9th Power Play.000 (0/5) 4th-t Penalty Kill.800 (4/5) 7th Sp. Teams Net -2 9th PIM/Per Gm 14/7.00 7th SOG/Per Gm th SOGA/Per Gm th Blk Sht/Per Gm 27/13.5 5th Face-Off % 63-69/.477 9th Huskies in National Stat Rankings Freshman - Points per game Spencer Naas 1-1-2/1.00 9th-t Johnny Austin 1-0-0/ rd-t Shots - per game Spencer Naas 9/ th-t Blocked Shots - per game Patrick Kirtland 6/ th-t Johnny Austiin 6/ th-t UConn in National TEAM Stat Rankings Scoring Offense th-t Scoring Defense th Scoring Margin th-t Penalties-PIM 14/7.0 43rd Power Play.000 (0/5) 36th-t Penalty Kill.800 (4/5) 29th-t Cmb. Sp. Tms..400 (4/10) 40th-t PIM/Per Gm 14/ rd SOG/Per Gm th SOGA/Per Gm th Blk Sht/Per Gm 27/ th-t Face-Off % 63-69/ nd

9 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh 2nd Season - Record at UConn: / Career Record: Same Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh begins his second season at the helm of the UConn men s ice hockey program and will guide UConn through its inaugural season in the high profile Hockey East conference this year. On May 8, 2013, Cavanaugh was named the fourth head men s hockey coach in UConn history dating back to the inception of the program in During his first season as head coach, Cavanaugh led the Huskies through their final season in the Atlantic Hockey Association with a.611 winning percentage and record in the conference, tying them for third place in the standings with Air Force. Overall, the Huskies finished with an record, posting consecutive winning seasons for just the second time in the program s Division I history (1998-present) and capping off the program s best four-year Division I stretch with 68 wins ( through ). The Huskies defense was tops in Atlantic Hockey in , allowing a league-low 2.39 goals per game and finishing with an 82.5 penalty killing percentage. UConn s 15 league wins matched the AHA win total during the campaign for most in program history. The season s highlight was the Huskies first-ever win against a top-10 nationally-ranked team when they dealt future Hockey East foe and #9 ranked Providence College a 3-2 defeat at Schneider Arena. Off the ice, Cavanaugh forged a partnership with the Hartford Police Activities League (PAL), a non-profit unit with the Hartford Police Department, as a way to encourage community service within the men s ice hockey team. PAL offers inner city youth recreational and educational activities that provide a welcome alternative to violence, gang membership, truancy and substance abuse. The men s ice hockey team regularly participates in pick up street hockey and ice hockey games with youth who attend the after school program in Hartford. Prior to arriving in Storrs, Cavanaugh spent 18 seasons at Boston College on legendary head coach Jerry York s coaching staff. During his time at BC, he helped guide the Eagles to four national titles (2001, 2008, 2010 and 2012) in addition to nine Hockey East Tournament championships, six league regular-season titles and 10 Frozen Four appearances. During his tenure at Boston College, Cavanaugh was vital in establishing a decade-strong winning culture for the program in the Hockey East. As one of the nation s premier recruiters, Cavanaugh saw his efforts produce more than 30 National Hockey League players, two Hobey Baker Award recipients (Johnny Gaudreau, 2014; Mike Mottau, 2000), 22 All-Americans and two USA Hockey College Players of the Year (Mottau, 2000 and Nathan Gerbe, 2008) in his 18 seasons - the last nine as associate head coach. He was named the winner of the 2013 Terry Flanagan Award by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). The Flanagan Award is given annually to honor an assistant coach s career body of work in the college game. In addition to his on-ice achievements, Cavanaugh was highly involved in the greater Boston community. He spearheaded an academic mentoring program with St. Columbkille Partnership School, a local elementary school where 19 different languages are spoken and many students are receiving financial support. Boston College players are matched with fifth graders for academic mentoring that often turns into life mentoring. Cavanaugh also founded and led the coordination of the Annual BC Race to Educate, a 5k road race and 1k kid s fun run held in the spring. The race has raised over $130,000 in just two years for St. Columbkille s that has been put toward financial aid, a music program and staffing at the school. A 1990 graduate of Bowdoin College, Cavanaugh was a three-year ice hockey letterman for the Polar Bears. He served as team captain in Cavanaugh also captained and played wide receiver on the school s football team. He is a graduate of North Andover High School, where he played hockey. Upon his graduation from Bowdoin, Cavanaugh spent one year in London serving as player/coach of the Richmond Ice Hockey Club. He returned to the United States and was the assistant hockey coach at the Belmont Hill School for the season. From there, he joined Jerry York s staff at Bowling Green from While at BGSU, Cavanaugh earned a master s degree in sports management. Prior to coming to Boston College in , Cavanaugh spent two years as an assistant coach at Dartmouth College ( ). He was promoted to associate head coach at BC prior to the season. Cavanaugh and his wife Lynne, have two children - Quinn and Caroline. Coaching Career Year School Position 2013-Present UConn Head Coach Boston College Associate Head Coach Boston College Assistant Coach Dartmouth College Assistant Coach Bowling Green State Assistant Coach Belmont Hill School Assistant Coach

10 UConn Hockey Game Notes - Games 3 at Merrimack Roster No. Name Yr. Position Ht/Wt Hometown/Last Team 1 Tom Comunale Sr. Goaltender 5-11/180 Seven Fields, Pa. / St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 2 Derek Pratt Fr. Defense 6-1/185 Mount Hermon, Mass. / Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 3 Ryan Segalla So. Defense 6-1/197 Rockland, Mass. / Salisbury School (Prep) 4 Kyle Huson Jr. Defense 6-5/215 Parker, Colo. / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 5 Jacob Poe Sr. Defense 6-3/210 Arlington, Texas / Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL) 6 Johnny Austin Fr. Defense 5-9/195 St. Louis Park, Minn. / Benilde St. Margaret (HS) 7 Joona Kunnas So. Defense 6-3/195 Vantaa, Finland / Middlesex Islanders (EJHL) 8 Spencer Naas Fr. Forward 5-10/185 Minnetonka, Minn. / Benilde St. Margaret (HS) 9 Shawn Pauly Jr. Forward 6-0/185 Bellingham, Wash. / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 10 Jesse Schwartz Fr. Forward 6-0/180 Toronto, Ontario / Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 11 Corey Ronan Fr. Forward 5-7/175 Franklin, Mass. / St. Sebastian s (Prep) 13 Brent Norris So. Forward 5-9/190 Ottawa, Ontario / Nepean Raiders (CCHL) 14 Will Golonka Fr. Forward 5-11/170 Carlisle, Mass. / Belmont Hill (Prep) 15 Brad Smith Sr. Forward 5-10/179 Trenton, Mich. / St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 17 Ryan Tyson Sr. Forward 5-9/187 Harleysville, Pa. / New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) 18 Trevor Gerling Sr. Forward 6-0/200 Seattle, Wash. / Langley Chiefs (BCHL) 19 Evan Richardson So. Forward 5-8/175 Nanaimo, British Columbia / Boston College (HE) 21 Jeff Wight Fr. Forward 6-2/195 Coquitlam, British Columbia / Merritt Centennials (BCHL) 22 David Drake Fr. Defense 6-4/181 Naperville, Ill. / Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 23 Kasperi Ojantakanen Fr. Forward 5-11/170 Helsinki, Finland / Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) 24 Patrick Kirtland Jr. Forward 6-0/195 Rocky Hill, Conn. / Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 27 Cody Sharib Sr. Forward 6-2/210 Needham, Mass. / New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) 28 Joey Ferriss Jr. Forward 6-1/185 Novi, Mich. / Michigan Warriors (NAHL) 31 Rob Nichols So. Goaltender 5-11/180 Dallas, Texas / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 33 Tyler Cooke Jr. Defense 6-1/200 Warwick, R.I. / South Shore Kings (EJHL) 35 Steve Thulin Fr. Goaltender 6-3/170 North Reading, Mass. / Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL-Pr) Head Coach: Mike Cavanaugh (Bowdoin 90) 2nd Season Assistant Coach: Mike Souza (New Hampshire 00) 2nd Season Assistant Coach: Joe Pereira (Boston University 11) 2nd Season Assistant Coach: Andrew Raycroft - 1st Season Director of Operations: Morgan Hall 2nd Season Student Assistants: Tyler Helton, Bobby Segin Captain: Ryan Tyson Alternate Captains: Trevor Gerling, Patrick Kirtland Alphabetical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. 6 Johnny AUSTIN Fr. D 1 Tom COMUNALE Sr. G 33 Tyler COOKE Jr. D 22 David DRAKE Fr. D 28 Joey FERRISS Jr. F 18 Trevor GERLING Sr. F 14 Will GOLONKA Fr. F 4 Kyle HUSON Jr. D 24 Patrick KIRTLAND Jr. F 7 Joona KUNNAS So. D 8 Spencer NAAS Fr. D 31 Rob NICHOLS So. G 13 Brent NORRIS So. F 23 Kasperi OJANTAKANEN Fr. F 9 Shawn PAULY Jr. F 5 Jacob POE Sr. D 2 Derek PRATT Fr. D 19 Evan RICHARDSON So. F 11 Corey RONAN Fr. F 3 Ryan SEGALLA So. D 27 Cody SHARIB Sr. F 15 Brad SMITH Sr. F 10 Jesse SCHWARTZ Fr. F 35 Steve THULIN Fr. G 17 Ryan TYSON Sr. F 21 Jeff WIGHT Fr. F Pronunciations Comunale - Com-U-nal Segalla - Suh-gal-ah Huson - Hue-son Joona Kunnas - Yo-nah Coo-nas Golonka - Guh-lon-ka Wight - White Ojantakanen - O-yen-tek-in-en Sharib - Share-ib Huskies by POSITION Forwards (15): Joey Ferriss, Trevor Gerling, Will Golonka, Patrick Kirtland, Brent Norris, Spencer Naas, Kasperi Ojantakanen, Shawn Pauly, Evan Richardson, Corey Ronan, Jesse Schwartz, Cody Sharib, Brad Smith, Ryan Tyson, Jeff Wight Defensemen (8): Johnny Austin, Tyler Cooke, David Drake, Kyle Huson, Joona Kunnas, Jacob Poe, Derek Pratt, Ryan Segalla Goaltenders (3): Tom Comunale, Rob Nichols, Steve Thulin Huskies by ELIGIBILITY SENIORS (6): Tom Comunale, Trevor Gerling, Jacob Poe, Cody Sharib, Brad Smith, Ryan Tyson JUNIORS (5): Tyler Cooke, Joey Ferriss. Kyle Huson, Patrick Kirtland, Shawn Pauly SOPHOMORES (5): Joona Kunnas, Rob Nichols, Brent Norris, Evan Richardson, Ryan Segalla FRESHMAN (10): Johnny Austin, David Drake, Will Golonka, Spencer Naas, Kasperi Ojantakanen, Derek Pratt, Corey Ronan, Jesse Schwartz, Steve Thulin, Jeff Wight Huskies by STATE/COUNTRY CANADA ILLINOIS Ontario David Drake Brent Norris Jesse Schwartz Bristish Columbia Evan Richardson Jeff Wight COLORADO Kyle Huson CONNECTICUT Patrick Kirtland FINLAND Vantaa Joona Kunnas Helsinki Kasperi Ojantakanen MASSACHUSETTS Will Golonka Derek Pratt Corey Ronan Ryan Segalla Cody Sharib Steve Thulin MICHIGAN Joey Ferriss Brad Smith MINNESOTA Johnny Austin Spencer Naas PENNSYLVANIA Tom Comunale Ryan Tyson RHODE ISLAND Tyler Cooke TEXAS Rob Nichols Jacob Poe WASHINGTON Trevor Gerling Shawn Pauly

11 Player Career Highs #2 Derek Pratt, Fr. Goals: -- Assists: -- Points: -- #3 Ryan Segalla, So. Goals: 1 vs. RIT, 1/4/14 Assists: 3 at Air Force, 1/31/14 Points: 3 at Air Force, 1/31/14 #4 Kyle Huson, Jr. Goals: 1 vs. Robert Morris, 1/10/14 1 vs. Bentley, 2/11/13 Assists: 1 (7x) last at Holy Cross 2/15/14 Points: 2 vs. Bentley, 2/11/13 #5 Jacob Poe, Sr. Goals: 1 (7x) last at Holy Cross 2/15/14 Assists: 4 vs. Mercyhurst 1/18/13 Points: 4 vs. Mercyhurst 1/18/13 #6 Johnny Austin, Fr. Goals: 1 at Penn State 10/10/14 Assists: -- Points: 1 at Penn State 10/10/14 #7 Joona Kunnas, So. Goals: 1 vs. Holy Cross, 11/12/13 1 at Air Force, 1/31/14 Assists: 1 (12x) last at Penn State 10/10/14 Points: 1 (14x) last at Penn State 10/10/14 #8 Spencer Naas, Fr. Goals: 1 at Penn State 10/11/14 Assists: 1 at Penn State 10/10/14 Points: 1 at Penn State 10/10/14 1 at Penn State 10/11/14 #9 Shawn Pauly, Jr. Goals: 2 at Army, 2/22/13 Assists: 2 vs. Bentley, 2/11/13 2 at Air Force, 1/31/14 Points: 3 vs. Bentley, 2/11/13 #10 Jesse Scwhartz, Fr. Goals: -- Assists: -- Points: -- #11 Corey Ronan, Fr. Goals: -- Assists: -- Points: -- #13 Brent Norris, So. Goals: 2 at Mercyhurst 1/17/2014 Assists: 2 at AIC, 11/23/13 2 at Sacred Heart 2/28/14 Points: 3 at AIC, 11/23/13 #14 Will Golonka, Fr. Goals: -- Assists: -- Points: -- #15 Brad Smith, Sr. Goals: 1 (5x) last at Army 2/23/13 Assists: 1 (4x) last vs. Penn St. 1/4/13 Points: 1 (9x) last at Army 2/23/13 #17 Ryan Tyson, Sr. Goals: 1 (8x) last at Providence 2/11/14 Assists: 1 (8x) last vs. Robert Morris, 3/14/14 Points: 1 (15x) last vs. Robert Morris, 3/14/14 #18 Trevor Gerling, Sr. Goals: 2 vs. AIC, 12/29/12 2 vs. Army, 11/1/13 Assists: 3 at Army 2/22/13 Points: 4 vs. Army, 11/1/13 #19 Evan Richardson, So. Goals: -- Assists: -- Points: -- #21 Jeff Wight, Fr. Goals: -- Assists: -- Points: -- #22 David Drake, Fr. Goals: -- Assists: -- Points: -- #23 Kasperi Ojantakanen, Fr. Goals: -- Assists: -- Points: -- #24 Patrick Kirtland, Jr. Goals: 1 (11x) last at Penn State 10/10/14 Assists: 1 (10x) last at Holy Cross 2/15/14 Points: 2 (3x) last at Providence 2/11/14 #27 Cody Sharib, Sr. Goals: 1 (18x) last at Holy Cross 2/15/14 Assists: 2 vs. Robert Morris, 1/9/14 Points: 2 (6x) last vs. Robert Morris, 1/9/14 #28 Joey Ferriss, Jr. Goals: 2 at Holy Cross 2/15/14 Assists: 1 (7x) last vs. Robert Morris, 3/14/14 Points: 2 (3x) last at Holy Cross 2/15/14 #33 Tyler Cooke, Jr. Goals: 1 vs. Robert Morris, 3/15/14 1 at RIT, 2/1/13 Assists: 2 vs. Sacred Heart 11/9/12 Points: 2 vs. Sacred Heart 11/9/12 GOALTENDER STATS #1 Tom Comunale, Sr. Saves: 17 at Penn State 10/11/14 Goals Allowed: 2 at Penn State 10/11/14 Career Shutouts: --- Assists: --- #31 Rob Nichols, So. Saves: 40 at Air Force, 1/31/14 Goals Allowed: 5 at Penn State 10/11/14 Career Shutouts: vs. Bentley, 2/7/14 at Holy Cross, 2/15/14 Assists: --- #35 Steve Thulin, Fr. Saves: --- Goals Allowed: --- Career Shutouts: --- Assists: ---

12 Box Scores Hockey Game Box Score (Final) UConn vs Penn State (Oct 10, 2014 at University Park, Pa.) UConn (0-0-1) vs. Penn State (0-0-1) Date: Oct 10, 2014 Location: University Park, Pa. Arena: Pegula Ice Arena Attendance:6017 Start time:7:00 pm End time:9:33 pm Total time:2:33 Goals by Period OT Tot UConn Penn State st period - Penalties - 2nd period - 1, UCONN, Kirtland, Patrick/1 (Norris, Brent/1, Kunnas, Joona/1) 10:30. (penalty shot). Penalties - Segalla, Ryan, UCONN (hooking) 14:27; Segalla, Ryan, UCONN (cth elbowing) 15:43; Loik, Curtis, PSU (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:01. 3rd period - 3, UCONN, Austin, Johnny/1 (Naas, Spencer/1, Pauly, Shawn/1) 15:14. 4, PSU, Goodwin, David/1 (Holstrom, Taylor/1, Richard, Dylan/1) 19:12. Penalties - OT period - Penalties - Shots on goal - UCONN ; PSU Power plays - UCONN 0 of 1; PSU 0 of 1. Penalties - UCONN 2 (4 min); PSU 1 (2 min). Goalies - UCONN, Nichols, Rob (65:00 minutes, 35 shots-33 saves); PSU, Skoff, Matthew (64:53, 28-26), EMPTY NET (00:07, 0-0). Penalty shots - [2nd 14:27] PSU Olczyk, Tommy GOOD. A-6017 T-2:33 Three stars: 1. Goodwin, David 2. Kirtland, Patrick 3. Olczyk, Tommy Ref: Todd Anderson; Brian Thul Line: Nick Bradshaw; Sam Shikowsky UConn-Nichols, Rob (0-0-1). Penn State-Skoff, Matthew (0-0-1). Penn State Timeout-19:45 3rd UCONN Timeout-4:46 OT Hockey Game Box Score (Final) UConn vs Penn State (Oct 11, 2014 at University Park, Pa.) UConn (0-1-1) vs. Penn State (1-0-1) Date: Oct 11, 2014 Location: University Park, Pa. Arena: Pegula Ice Arena Attendance:6016 Start time:3:00 pm End time:5:15 pm Total time:2:15 Goals by Period Tot UConn Penn State st period - 1, PSU, Glen, David/1 (Loik, Curtis/1) 13:24. Penalties - Koudys, Patrick, PSU (interference) 3:41; Varley, Connor, PSU (checking from behind) 4:23; Varley, Connor, PSU (game misconduct) 4:23. 2nd period - 2, PSU, Scheid, Eric/1 (Milley, Jonathan/1) :43. 3, PSU, Holstrom, Taylor/1 (Richard, Dylan/1) 4:10 (sh). 4, UCONN, Naas, Spencer/1 (Tyson, Ryan/1, Segalla, Ryan/1) 6:02. 5, PSU, Holstrom, Taylor (Bailey, Casey, Goodwin, David) 13:01. 6, PSU, Goodwin, David/2 (Holstrom, Taylor/2, Bailey, Casey/2) 13:27. 7, PSU, Milley, Jonathan/1 (Goodwin, David/2, Juha, Luke/1) 18:52 (pp). Penalties - Robinson, James, PSU (goaltender interference) 3:42; Juha, Luke, PSU (holding) 9:02; Poe, Jacob, UCONN (tripping) 13:58; Huson, Kyle, UCONN (tripping) 17:46; Wight, Jeff, UCONN (charging atw) 19:26. 3rd period - 8, PSU, Bailey, Casey/1 (Juha, Luke/1) 16:27. Penalties - Segalla, Ryan, UCONN (roughing) 6:34; Tyson, Ryan, UCONN (roughing) 15:12; Glen, David, PSU (hooking) 15:12. Shots on goal - UCONN ; PSU Power plays - UCONN 0 of 3; PSU 1 of 4. Penalties - UCONN 5 (10 min); PSU 6 (23 min). Goalies - UCONN, Comunale, Tom (26:33 minutes, 19 shots-17 saves), Nichols, Rob (33:27, 23-18); PSU, Skoff, Matthew (60:00, 29-28). Penalty shots - None. A-6016 T-2:15 Three stars: 1. Holstrom, Taylor 2. Goodwin, David 3. Bailey, Casey Ref: Todd Anderson; Brian Thul Line: Nick Bradshaw; Sam Shikowsky Win-Skoff, Matthew (1-0-1). Loss-Nichols, Rob (0-1-1). UCONN Timeout 13:27 in 2nd Period

13 Individual & Team Statistics / Results UConn Men's Hockey UConn Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2014) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Oct 10 at Penn State Tot Oct 11 at Penn State L TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts 13 8 Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 0 1 Short-handed 0 1 Empty net 0 0 Penalty 0 1 Unassisted 0 0 Overtime 0 0 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number 7 7 Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 8 Naas, Spencer Austin, Johnny Kirtland, Patrick Kunnas, Joona Norris, Brent Pauly, Shawn Segalla, Ryan Tyson, Ryan Cooke, Tyler Ferriss, Joey Gerling, Trevor Huson, Kyle Poe, Jacob Pratt, Derek Richardson, Evan Ronan, Corey Schwartz, Jesse Sharib, Cody Smith, Brad Wight, Jeff Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 31 Nichols, Rob 2 98: Comunale, Tom 1 26: Total 2 125: Opponents 2 125: Attendance Summary UCONN Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 2/6016 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total UConn Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total UConn Opponents

14 Individual / Career Statistics UConn Men's Hockey UConn Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2014) All games SEASON CAREER ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +/- pen-min pp sh fg gw gt ot ht ua gp g a pts sh sh% +/- pen-min pp sh fg gw gt ot ht ua 8 Naas, Spencer Austin, Johnny Kirtland, Patrick Kunnas, Joona Norris, Brent Pauly, Shawn Segalla, Ryan Tyson, Ryan Cooke, Tyler Ferriss, Joey Gerling, Trevor Huson, Kyle Poe, Jacob Pratt, Derek Richardson, Evan Ronan, Corey Schwartz, Jesse Sharib, Cody Smith, Brad Wight, Jeff Total Opponents ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en 31 Nichols, Rob : : Comunale, Tom : : Total : Opponents :

15 Statistical Leaders UConn Men's Hockey UConn Category Leaders (as of Oct 15, 2014) All games ## Points GP G A Pts Sh 8 Naas, Spencer Austin, Johnny Kirtland, Patrick Kunnas, Joona Norris, Brent Pauly, Shawn Segalla, Ryan Tyson, Ryan ## Goals GP G A Pts Sh 8 Naas, Spencer Austin, Johnny Kirtland, Patrick ## Power-Play Goals GP PPG ## Short-Handed Goals GP SHG ## Game-Winning Goals GP GWG ## Plus/Minus GP +/- 7 Kunnas, Joona 2 +1 ## Assists GP G A Pts Sh 8 Naas, Spencer Kunnas, Joona Norris, Brent Pauly, Shawn Segalla, Ryan Tyson, Ryan ## Shots GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 8 Naas, Spencer Kirtland, Patrick Austin, Johnny Pauly, Shawn Poe, Jacob Gerling, Trevor Norris, Brent Sharib, Cody Kunnas, Joona Ferriss, Joey ## Shot Pct. GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 6 Austin, Johnny Kirtland, Patrick Naas, Spencer Gerling, Trevor Norris, Brent Sharib, Cody Kunnas, Joona Ferriss, Joey Huson, Kyle Ronan, Corey ## Penalties GP Pen Min 3 Segalla, Ryan Poe, Jacob Tyson, Ryan Wight, Jeff Huson, Kyle ## Penalty Minutes GP Pen Min 3 Segalla, Ryan Tyson, Ryan Poe, Jacob Huson, Kyle Wight, Jeff 2 1 2

16 Goals-Assists-Points & Goaltender/Game-by-Game UConn Men's Hockey UConn Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Oct 13, 2014) All games Opponent Date Score COMUNALE,T PRATT,DERE SEGALLA,RY HUSON,KYLE POE,JACOB AUSTIN,JOHN KUNNAS,JOO NAAS,SPENC PAULY,SHAW SCHWARTZ,J RONAN,CORE at PSU Oct t DNP DNP at PSU Oct L DNP Opponent Date Score NORRIS,BRE SMITH,BRAD TYSON,RYAN GERLING,TRE RICHARDSON WIGHT,JEFF KIRTLAND,PA SHARIB,COD FERRISS,JOE NICHOLS,RO COOKE,TYLE at PSU Oct t DNP at PSU Oct L DNP #31 Robby Nichols #31 Nichols, Rob Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sh% +/- Pen-Min PP SH EN GW GT Hat UA Blk Oct 10, 2014 at Penn State Oct 11, 2014 at Penn State Totals Games played: 2 Shots per game: 0.00;Goals per game: 0.00 Assists per game: 0.00;Points per game: 0.00 #1 Tom Comunale Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sh% +/- Pen-Min PP SH EN GW GT Hat UA Blk Oct 11, 2014 at Penn State Totals Games played: 1 Shots per game: 0.00;Goals per game: 0.00 Assists per game: 0.00;Points per game: 0.00

17 Game-by-Game / Highs & Lows UConn - TEAM Game by Game Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sh% +/- Pen-Min PP SH EN GW GT Hat UA Blk Oct 10, 2014 at Penn State Oct 11, 2014 at Penn State UConn Opponent TEAM PER-GAME Games played: 2 Shots per game: 28.50;Goals per game: 1.50 Assists per game: 3.00;Points per game: 4.50 UConn Season Highs/Lows UConn - GAME HIGHS POINTS 6 at Penn State (10/10/14) GOALS 2 at Penn State (10/10/14) ASSISTS 4 at Penn State (10/10/14) SHOTS ON GOAL 29 at Penn State (10/11/14) SAVES 35 at Penn State (10/11/14) PENALTIES 5 at Penn State (10/11/14) PIM 10 at Penn State (10/10/14) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 17 at Penn State (10/11/14) GOALS 7 at Penn State (10/11/14) ASSISTS 10 at Penn State (10/11/14) SHOTS ON GOAL 42 at Penn State (10/11/14) SAVES 28 at Penn State (10/11/14) PENALTIES 6 at Penn State (10/11/14) PIM 23 at Penn State (10/11/14) UConn - GAME LOWS POINTS 3 at Penn State (10/11/14) GOALS 1 at Penn State (10/11/14) ASSISTS 2 at Penn State (10/11/14) SHOTS ON GOAL 28 at Penn State (10/10/14) SAVES 33 at Penn State (10/10/14) PENALTIES 2 at Penn State (10/10/14) PIM 4 at Penn State (10/10/14) Opponent - Game by Game Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS 4 at Penn State (10/10/14) GOALS 2 at Penn State (10/10/14) ASSISTS 2 at Penn State (10/10/14) SHOTS ON GOAL 35 at Penn State (10/10/14) SAVES 26 at Penn State (10/10/14) PENALTIES 1 at Penn State (10/10/14) PIM 2 at Penn State (10/10/14) Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sh% +/- Pen-Min PP SH EN GW GT Hat UA Blk Oct 10, 2014 at Penn State Oct 11, 2014 at Penn State Opponent totals UConn OPPONENT PER-GAME Games played: 2 Shots per game: 38.50;Goals per game: 4.50 Assists per game: 6.00;Points per game: 10.50

18 Career Statistics Austin, Johnny TOTAL Comunale, Tom TOTAL Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho PPG SHG : TOTAL : Cooke, Tyler TOTAL Drake, David Ferriss, Joey TOTAL Gerling, Trevor TOTAL Golonka, Will Huson, Kyle TOTAL Kirtland, Patrick TOTAL Kunnas, Joona TOTAL Naas, Spencer TOTAL Nichols, Rob TOTAL Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho PPG SHG : TOTAL : Norris, Brent Pauly, Shawn TOTAL Poe, Jacob TOTAL Pratt, Derek TOTAL Richardson, Evan TOTAL Ronan, Corey TOTAL Schwartz, Jesse TOTAL Segalla, Ryan TOTAL Sharib, Cody TOTAL Smith, Brad TOTAL Thulin, Steve Tyson, Ryan TOTAL Wight, Jeff TOTAL TOTAL Ojantakanen, Kasperi

19 Line Chart Breakdown at Penn State (T, 2-2 ot) Oct. 10, 2014 LW Naas /+1 C Tyson /E RW Ferriss /E LW Sharib /-1 C Pauly /E RW Gerling /E LW Kirtland /+1 C Norris /+1 RW Richardson /+1 LW Wight /E C Ronan /E RW Schwartz /E LD Segalla /-1 RD Poe /-1 G Comunale DNP LD Kunnas /+2 RD Austin /+2 G Nichols LD Huson /E RD Cooke /E G Thulin DNP at Penn State (L, 7-1) Oct. 11, 2014 LW Naas /-1 C Tyson /E RW Ferriss /-1 LW Sharib /-1 C Pauly /-3 RW Gerling /-3 LW Kirtland /-1 C Norris /-1 RW Richardson /-1 LW Wight /-1 C Ronan /-1 RW Smith /E LD Kunnas /-1 RD Austin /-2 G Comunale LD Huson /-2 RD Poe /-3 G Nichols LD Segalla /-1 RD Pratt /-1 G Thulin DNP Forward Lines - Breakdown LW C RW GP GS Record G-A-P Naas Tyson Ferris Sharib Pauly Gerling Kirtland Norris Richardson Wight Ronan Schwartz Wight Ronan Smith Defensive Lines - Breakdown LD RD GP GS Record G-A-P Kunnas Austin Segalla Poe Huson Cooke Huson Poe

20 Media Roster #1 Tom Comunale #2 Derek Pratt #3 Ryan Segalla #4 Kyle Huson #5 Jacob Poe Senior Goaltender Freshman Forward Sophomore Defenseman Junior Defenseman Senior Defenseman #7 Joona Kunnas #8 Spencer Naas #9 Shawn Pauly #10 Jesse Schwartz #11 Corey Ronan #14 Will Golonka #15 Brad Smith #17 Ryan Tyson (C) #18 Trevor Gerling (A) #19 Evan Richardson #22 David Drake #23 Kasperi Ojantakanen #24 Patrick Kirtland (A) #27 Cody Sharib #28 Joey Ferriss Junior Defenseman Junior Defenseman Junior Defenseman #33 Tyler Cooke Junior Defenseman Freshman Forward Senior Forward Freshman Forward #35 Steve Thulin Freshman Goaltender UCONNHUSKIES.COM Junior Forward Senior Forward Senior Forward Mike Cavanaugh Head Coach -2nd Season Freshman Forward Senior Forward Senior Forward Mike Souza Assistant Coach - 2nd Freshman Forward Sophomore Forward Junior Forward Joe Pereira Assistant Coach - 2nd Season #6 Johnny Austin Freshman Defenseman #13 Brent Norris Sophomore Forward #21 Jeff Wight Freshman Forward #31 Rob Nichols Sophomore Goaltender Andrew Raycroft Assistant Coach - 1st Season #BleedBlue