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UConn set for Top 15 Matchup vs. Northeastern
11/13/2025 3:23:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
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» The Huskies are set to kick off a home and home series with surging Northeastern
University beginning Friday Nov. 14 in Storrs, followed by the Huskies last trip to Matthews Arena Nov.15.
» The Huskies are coming off a 0-1-1 weekend against #15 Providence College. The Huskies were able to salvage the weekend and take two points Saturday as they came back
from two goals down to tie the game in the 3rd period. The Huskies were able to secure
the extra point in the shootout as Trey Scott scored the lone goal.
» Last season, UConn and Northeastern faced off two times, with UConn securing the weekend sweep. The Huskies scored a combined 12 goals between the two games.
» The Huskies are looking for the offense to click. In the 10 games this season, the Huskies have fired 30 or more shots on goal while averaging 3 goals per game.
» Jake Richard continues to lead the Huskies as he has scored two goals with six assists for eight total points.
» The matchup with #11 Northeastern will be the Huskies fourth ranked matchup of the season. The other matchups have included #16 Ohio State, #4 Boston University, and
#15 Providence.
» 18 Huskies have registered a point this season. Of the 18, 10 are either freshman or sophomores.
» The Huskies leadership group consists of Tabor Heaslip (Captain), with Joey Muldowney, Ryan Tattle and Viking Gustafsson Nyberg serving as Assistant Captains.
» Despite returning an experienced group, the Huskies welcome 7 talented newcomers including 3 NHL Draft picks (Brendan Dunphy, Anthony Allain-Samake, Alex Blais)
» The Huskies added experience to their coaching staff this offseason, as they welcomed
Alex Westlund as the teams new Goaltender coach following the departure of Vince
Staletti. Westlund has a plethora of experience most recently working with the Detroit
Red Wings (NHL).
» Huskies in the NHL: Marc Gatcomb has become the 9th Husky to reach the pros, having most recently been called up by the New York Islanders. Gatcomb joins, Chase
Bradley, Ruslan Iskhakov, Yan Kuznetsov, Todd Krygier, Cole Schneider, Max Letunov,
Adam Huska, and Tage Thompson as former Huskies to make it to the league.
