University of Connecticut Athletics
Tverberg, Kondelik and Hanson Among Hockey East All-Stars
3/11/2022 2:25:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
STORRS, Conn. - Ahead of Saturday's Hockey East Quarterfinal round of the postseason the league announced the 2022 All-Star teams and a trio of Huskies were among this year's honorees. UConn sophomore Ryan Tverberg (Richmond Hill, Ontario) was tabbed a first team all-star, senior Jachym Kondelik (Budejovic, Czech Republic) earned a spot on the second team and grad student Darion Hanson (East Bethel, Minn.) was an honorable mention pick.
Tverberg becomes the second player in program history to garner Hockey East first team honors, following teammate Jonny Evans who was a 2021 first teamer. Tverberg, playing his first full season in Storrs after joining the Huskies in the second semester last season, is among the league leaders in scoring. On the year, he has scored a team-high 13 goals and added 18 assists for 31 points. In 24 Hockey East games, he is second in the conference in scoring with 26 points on 11 goals with 15 assists. He has had two power play goals and two game-winners on the year. Overall, he is a team-best +12 on the season.
Kondelik is a Hockey East All-Star for the second-straight season, after earning third team honors last year. Kondelik is the team's top-point producer having scored a career-best 12 goals with 20 assists for 32 points. He has a team-best four power play goals and three game-winners this year and is a +10 for the season. He became the 29th player in program history to hit 100 career points this season and sits at 103 heading into the weekend. His 75 career assists is a UConn Division I school record. He was also named this year's Hockey East Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Best Defensive Forward award winner.
Hanson joined the Huskies this season after a three-year stint at Union College and slid into the starting goaltender role.  He owns a 2.33 goals against average and a .919 save percentage this season, starting 32 of the 33 games. He has played the second most minutes by a goaltender in the league this year and his 839 saves are second most as well. He is coming off his first shutout this season, a 12-save, 4-0 win over UVM, the eighth shutout of his career. Hanson has 18 wins this year, tying the school Division I record for wins in a season, set by Marc Senerchia (1999-00). The overall school mark is 19, held by Damen Dawson (1991-92) and Doug Michals (1992-93).
The Huskies will hit the XL Center ice on Saturday afternoon as the No. 4 seed in the tournament and play host to the No. 5 seed and No. 16 nationally ranked Boston University Terriers at 4:30 pm.
