University of Connecticut Athletics
2017-18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Brian Rigali
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Libertyville, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
2020-21 Alternate Captain
2019-20 (Junior Season): Saw action in all 34 games during his third season in Storrs…Had a 10 point season, scoring five goals with five assists…Was fourth on the club and second among UConn forwards in blocked shots with 23 on the season…Scored two game-winning goals…Had a career-high three points on three assists in a 6-4 win at home over Miami (Nov. 29)…Followed that with a goal in 4-3 win to sweep Miami (Nov. 30)…Scored his first goal of the season at home against Army West Point (Oct. 11)…Had the game-winner in a 5-2 win at Rensselaer (Oct. 18)…Scored the game-winner in a 2-1 win at No. 12 UMass Lowell (Nov. 16)…Had a goal in a 7-4 win at home over Vermont (Dec. 7).
2018-19 (Sophomore Season): Saw action in 29 games during his sophomore campaign…Missed time due to an injury…Had a career season with 11 points on five goals and six assists…Generated 50 shots on goal…Leads the team and sits second in the league in shorthanded goals with two…Blocked a total of eight shots on goal…Had two multi-point games this season, one against then No. 2 ranked UMass…Scored his first goal of the season in the Huskies first game at Army (Oct. 12)…Assisted two of the three goals at RPI as the Huskies defeated the Engineers 3-1 (Oct. 20)…Scored a goal in the 3-1 victory over then No. 18/15 Yale (Dec. 31)…Scored the third period tying goal against Northeastern forcing it into OT before UConn defeated the Huskies 3-2 (Feb. 07)…Picked up a shorthanded goal and an assist in helping the Huskies defeat the Massachusetts Minutemen 4-3 (Mar. 08).
2017-18 (Freshman Season): Played in 35 games during his freshman campaign… Closed out the season with eight points on three goals and five assists… Totaled 13 blocked shots… Generated 44 shots on goal… Scored his first career goal in a home victory to Massachusetts (Dec. 5)… Scored an unassisted shorthanded goal at Brown (Feb. 3).
Before UConn: Spent the past two seasons playing for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL...In 2016-17, he helped lead the Musketeers to an Anderson Cup Championship and a spot in the Clark Cup Finals...Was sixth on the club in scoring, finishing the season with 30 points in 59 games...He scored 10 goals and assisted on 20 other and was a +23, second on the team...In the playoffs, he scored three goals and tacked on an assist...In 2015-16, played 36 games with Sioux City, scoring five goals with eight assists...He played for the Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL in 2014-15, scoring eight goals with 14 assists over 58 games...Attended Libertyville High School.
Personal: Born March 18, 1997...Brian Davis Rigali is the son of Donald and Mary Rigali...Has a brother Tommy and a sister Annie...His father Donald played college hockey at St. Norbert College...A communications major.
