A Night Out With My Cousins!
For my birthday, my cousins Christine and JC got me tickets for a UConn Hockey game in Hartford at the XL Center. I was really excited because I had wanted to go to one of those games at the XL Center all season because it looked like a lot of fun; I was even more […]
A Recap Of UConn Hockey’s First Month In A New Era
At the beginning of October, UConn hockey started a new era by officially joining Hockey East. This season means some big changes for the Huskies as they will transfer to the top college hockey conference in the nation and also move to a new off-campus home, the XL Center in Hartford, and will also play […]
Regular Season Over: UConn Earns First Round Bye And #4 Seed!
Although UConn had some opportunities to get more points in the standings, the Huskies still capped another great regular season by finishing in the top four for the second straight year, and earned a first round bye for the third time in four years. On February 21st, 2014, UConn hosted Army on Senior Night. The […]
After UConn Struggles In Game One, Huskies Rebound For Big Win
In a series where at least one win was necessary, the Huskies split a series with the Holy Cross Crusaders. In game one, the Huskies defense was very good as usual, but their offense struggled. Holy Cross scored late in the first to take a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. In the second, the […]
After A Shutout Win, Let That Cowbell Ring!
In what was another do-or-die weekend for UConn hockey, the Huskies played Bentley. UConn was in third and only one point behind Bentley in second, so they needed at least one win, just to stay close. On Friday, UConn hosted Bentley, and my parents, sister and I went to the game. The crowd was pretty […]
25 Games Down, 9 Games To Go…
In UConn’s last season in the AHA, before they move to Hockey East and the XL Center, the head coach changed from Marshall and Berard to Mike Cavanaugh. It was very disappointing that they changed coaches, but it happened. UConn started their season at No. 18 Minnesota State, but was swept in the series, with […]
An Inspirational Team For An Ispirational Season
The 2012-2013 season was the best season by far in a long time for UConn hockey, but also a very trying season as well. only five games into the season, UConn hadn’t won a single game, but their head coach, Bruce Marshall, who had been so for 25 seasons, took a medical leave of absence. […]
UConn Vs. Penn State; A First Meeting
On December 4th and 5th, 2013, UConn hosted Penn State, for their first ever meeting. It was also Penn State’s first year in Division I. In the first game, Matt Grogan was UConn’s starting goaltender. Only 28 seconds into the two team’s first meeting, Jordan Sims recorded his fourth of the year, from a pass […]
20th Annual UConn Hockey Classic Recap
On December 29th and 30th, 2012, UConn hosted the 20th annual UConn Hockey Classic. In the first game, No 18 Minnesota State played Brown college. Minnesota State scored a goal late in the first and half-way through the third period to build a 2-0 lead. Brown then scored a shorthanded goal with seven minutes left, […]