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{{Short description|American college ice hockey program}}
{{Infobox College Ice Hockey Team
{{Infobox college ice hockey team
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The '''New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team''' is a ] (NCAA) Division I college ] program that represents the ]. The Wildcats are a member of ]. They play at the ] Arena in ].<ref>http://www.uscho.com/m/new-hampshire-wildcats/mens-college-hockey/team,unh.html</ref>
The '''New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team''' is a ] (NCAA) Division I ] program that represents the ]. The Wildcats are a member of ]. They play at the ] Arena in ].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.uscho.com/m/new-hampshire-wildcats/mens-college-hockey/team,unh.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071024023536/http://www.uscho.com/m/new-hampshire-wildcats/mens-college-hockey/team,unh.html| archive-date = 2007-10-24| title = USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online :: New Hampshire Wildcats Men's Hockey}} </ref>

==History==

===Early years===
Efforts to organize an ice hockey team at ] date to the early 1910s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1310&context=tnh_archive |title=The Hockey Situation |newspaper=] |location=] |volume=3 |number=13 |page=2 |date=December 17, 1913 |accessdate=December 2, 2024 |via=UNH.edu}}</ref> By January 1914, a college team was playing "a short schedule of games" against local teams such as an athletic association from ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1312&context=tnh_archive |title=Hockey Game |newspaper=] |location=] |volume=3 |number=15 |page=1 |date=January 14, 1914 |accessdate=December 2, 2024 |via=UNH.edu}}</ref> A summary of the 1914 hockey season—the team had a record of two wins and two losses—appeared in the college's 1916 yearbook.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=granite_yearbook |magazine=The Granite |year=1916 |volume=VII |title=Hockey Season of 1914 |page=173 |accessdate=December 2, 2024 |via=unh.edu}}</ref> However, games from this era are not considered part of varsity history. In July 1923, the school was renamed the ] (UNH).

]

The first UNH ice hockey team considered part of varsity history played in January and February 1925. The team won its first two games, on consecutive days, in away matches against ] and ] in Maine.<ref name=MG78/> A year later, under the stewardship of ], UNH played its first home game on a local rink, an outdoor facility that was dependent on cold weather for its surface. The Wildcats played a small number of games for their first 15 seasons, fluctuating between an undefeated season in 1926–27 and a winless campaign in 1931–32.<ref name=MG78>{{Cite web|work=New Hampshire Wildcats |url=https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/2013-14_unh_hockey_guide_final |title=New Hampshire man's ice hockey 2013-14 Media Guide |page=78 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |via=issuu.com}}</ref>

In 1938, Christensen retired and the team eventually came under the tutelage of ], but his tenure was suspended in 1943 due to the outbreak of World War II. The team finally returned to the ice in January 1947, with Dougal remaining for one year before handing the program over to ]. After four rather poor seasons, ] took over and New Hampshire's fortunes began to change. By the mid-1950s, the Wildcats started to play more and win more games than they ever had before. In 1955, an artificial ice rink was constructed on campus to help the team play more than a handful of home games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wildcat Hockey: Ice Hockey at the University of New Hampshire|date = October 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6n-rUMzPoSYC&q=Joseph+Petroski+new+hampshire&pg=PA32|publisher=New Hampshire Wildcats|isbn = 9780738511023|access-date=2017-06-06}}</ref>

===ECAC===
In 1961 New Hampshire was one of 28 schools that were founding members of ]. Martin turned the team over to ] and plans were underway to replace the ] with an indoor ice rink. In the offseason of 1964, two events happened that hampered the ice hockey program. First, in April, head coach Snively suffered a heart attack and tragically died.<ref name=Adams>{{cite news|title=A. Barr Snively, Former Williams Grid Coach, 65|newspaper=North Adams Transcript|date=1964-04-16}}</ref> With the school searching for a replacement the ECAC announced that it was dividing itself into two separate tiers. 'Major' programs would continue on with ] but 'minor' schools would be forced to join the newly-formed ]. Because their indoor facility had not yet been completed New Hampshire was forced out of the top tier. ] was eventually named as head coach and he led the team for four years. During his tenure, the indoor arena was completed and christened as the ] after his late predecessor and a year later the program was readmitted into the top echelon of college hockey.

It was Bjorkman's successor, ], who put New Hampshire on the college hockey map. In Holt's first season UNH played its first postseason game, earning Holt his first of three ]s. In his first five seasons, the Wildcats finished with a winning record and then won the ECAC regular season championship in his sixth year. The Wildcats made their first NCAA appearance in ] and captured their first Conference championship two years later, but no matter how good Holt's teams were national success continued to elude him. under Holt the Wildcats went 0–6 in the frozen four and 2–8 in the tournament overall. While the wins started to come few and far between in the mid-1980s Holt continued to helm the program as it left ECAC Hockey to form ] with six other northeastern schools.

===Bob Kullen===
Holt stepped down in 1986 and was replaced by long-time assistant ]. In his first year the team saw marginal improvement but that summer Kullen was diagnosed with a rare form of ] that necessitated a transplant and his missing an entire season to recuperate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wildcat Ice Hockey|isbn = 9780738511023|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6n-rUMzPoSYC&q=bob+kullen&pg=PA98|access-date=2014-07-12|last1 = Slomba|first1 = Elizabeth|last2 = Ross|first2 = William Edwin|date = October 2002}}</ref> ] served as the interim head coach for ] allowing Kullen to return in the fall of '88. In two years New Hampshire saw its wins total improve to 12 and then 17 but by 1990 Kullen started rejecting his new heart and was forced to resign. Another UNH assistant, ], was named as his replacement and unfortunately, Kullen died in November 1990 at the age of 41. Hockey East swiftly renamed its ] in his honor while the team continued the upward swing he began, allowing Umile to be the first recipient of the rechristened award.

===Umile years===
In Umile second season New Hampshire made the NCAA tournament for the first time in almost a decade and retroactively finished first in the conference after ] was forced to forfeit 13 games. The team continued to play well for several seasons but after a disappointing season in 1996, the team won its first Hockey East Championship and set a new program record with 28 wins. The following year the Wildcats made the Frozen Four for the first time in 16 years and then reached even higher in ]. in the penultimate year of the millennium the Wildcats won 30 games for the first time, establishing a still-record of 31 victories (as of 2019), winning their second conference title (first outright) and were led by sophomore goaltender ] and senior center ], the latter won the ] by 16 points and captured the ] (UNH's only recipient as of 2019). Despite losing in the ] The team received the #2 overall seed and a bye into the second round. The Wildcats defeated two Michigan schools to reach their first national championship game where they would ultimately fall in overtime to conference rival Maine.

UNH would continue to be a power in Hockey East, winning back to back conference championships in ] and ] and reached their second NCAA title game in '03 where they lost to ], 5-1. UNH would make the NCAA tournament every year from 2002 through ] but the team could not make it out of the Regionals after 2003. Starting in 2012 the program began a slow decline, ending up dead-last in the conference in ]. After that season Umile decided to retire, leaving the school as the all-time leader in just about every coaching category and recording the third most wins all-time for one school at the ] level.

Umile's final act for the program was to name his successor, allowing 1999 alumnus ] to become the 14th head coach in program history.

===John "Jack" French===
After his tour of duty in the US Navy, he worked at the UNH as the Athletic Equipment Manager for a total of 38 years from 1963-2001. He was beloved by the students and staff and holds the record for most games attended including hockey, football, baseball and basketball. He was a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association.

==Seasons==
{{main|List of New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons}}<ref>{{Cite web|work=New Hampshire Wildcats |url=https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2016/5/26/mhoc-year-by-year-quick-look.aspx |title=MHOC Year-by-Year Quick Look |accessdate=May 6, 2019}}</ref>

==Head coaches==
<small>As of the completion of 2023–24 season</small><ref name = record>{{Cite web|work=New Hampshire Wildcats |url=https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2016/5/26/mhoc-year-by-year-quick-look.aspx |title=MHOC Year-by-Year Quick Look |access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="60%"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Tenure
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Coach
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Years
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Record
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Pct.
|- align="center"
| 1924–1925 || ] || 1 || 2–2–0 || {{winpct|2|2|0}}
|- align="center"
| 1925–1936, 1937–1938|| ] || 12 || 55–54–8 || {{winpct|55|54|8}}
|- align="center"
| 1936–1937 || ] || 1 || 3–5–0 || {{winpct|3|5|0}}
|- align="center"
| 1938–1939 || ] || 1 || 5–4–0 || {{winpct|5|4|0}}
|- align="center"
| 1939–1943, 1946–1947 || ] || 5 || 15–28–0 || {{winpct|15|28|0}}
|- align="center"
| 1947–1951 || ] || 4 || 9–20–0 || {{winpct|9|20|0}}
|- align="center"
| 1951–1962 || ] || 11 || 76–76–3 || {{winpct|76|76|3}}
|- align="center"
| 1962–1964 || ] || 2 || 23–22–0 || {{winpct|23|22|0}}
|- align="center"
| 1964–1968 || ] || 4 || 57–40–0 || {{winpct|57|40|0}}
|- align="center"
| 1968–1986 || ] || 18 || 347–232–18 || {{winpct|347|232|18}}
|- align="center"
| 1986–1987, 1988–1990 || ] || 4 || 37–66–8 || {{winpct|37|66|8}}
|- align="center"
| 1987–1988 || ] || 1 || 7–20–3 || {{winpct|7|20|3}}
|- align="center"
| 1990–2018 || ] || 28 || 598–375–114 || {{winpct|598|375|114}}
|- align="center"
| 2018–Present || ] || 6 || 78–102–21 || {{winpct|78|102|21}}
|- align=center
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Totals
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | 14 coaches
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | 98 seasons
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | 1312–1039–175
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | {{winpct|1312|1039|175}}
|}

==Statistical Leaders==
Source:<ref>{{cite news|title=Team Records |url=https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/7/2/MHOCKEY_0702152121.aspx |publisher=New Hampshire Wildcats |access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref>

===Career points leaders===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width ="700" cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0"
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Player
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Years
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | GP
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | G
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | A
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Pts
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | PIM
|-
|{{sortname|Ralph|Cox}}
| 1975–1979
| 128
| 127
| 116
| '''243'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Jason|Krog}}
| 1995–1999
| 151
| 94
| 144
| '''238'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Darren|Haydar}}
| 1998–2002
| 158
| 102
| 117
| '''219'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Jamie|Hislop}}
| 1972–1976
| 119
| 77
| 132
| '''209'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Mark|Mowers}}
| 1994–1998
| 144
| 85
| 112
| '''197'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Louis|Frigon}}
| 1967–1971
| 89
| 98
| 95
| '''193'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Bob|Gould|Bobby Gould (ice hockey)}}
| 1975–1979
| 135
| 91
| 101
| '''192'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Cliff|Cox}}
| 1972–1976
| 108
| 87
| 88
| '''175'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Jon|Fontas}}
| 1974–1978
| 107
| 72
| 102
| '''174'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Frank|Roy|Frank Roy (ice hockey)}}
| 1975–1979
| 131
| 71
| 103
| '''174'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Joe|Flanagan|Joe Flanagan (ice hockey)}}
| 1988–1992
| 140
| 85
| 89
| '''174'''
|
|}

===Career goaltending leaders===
<!-- IMPORTANT: Rank players by GAA (lower), then SV%, then W, then GP -->
''GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = ]; GAA = ]''

<small>minimum 30 games played</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" width = 900
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Player
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Years
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | GP
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Min
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | W
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | L
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | T
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | GA
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | SO
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | SV%
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | GAA
|-
|{{sortname|Ty|Conklin}} || 1998–2001 || 93 || 5580 || 57 || 23 || 12 || 202 || 1 || .915 || '''2.18'''
|-
|{{sortname|Kevin|Regan}} || 2004–2008 || 112 || 6599 || 70 || 29 || 10 || 250 || 9 || .928 || '''2.27'''
|-
|{{sortname|Casey|DeSmith}} || 2011–2014 || 97 || 5637 || 48 || 36 || 8 || 218 || 9 || .923 || '''2.32'''
|-
|{{sortname|Jeff|Pietrasiak}} || 2002–2006 || 55 || 2904 || 27 || 13 || 6 || 119 || 2 || .917 || '''2.46'''
|-
|{{sortname|Mike|Ayers|Mike Ayers (ice hockey)}} || 2000–2004 || 102 || 5755 || 58 || 25 || 12 || 239 || 12 || .914 || '''2.49'''
|-
|}
<small>Statistics current through the start of the 2019–20 season.</small>

==Current roster==
<small>As of August 24, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unhwildcats.com/roster.aspx?path=mhockey |title=2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster |publisher=UNH Wildcats |access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref></small>
{{College ice hockey team roster}}
{{CIHplayer |num=2 |first=Jack |last=Babbage |link= |class=sr |rs= |pos=D |ft=6 |in=1 |wt=185 |birthyear=2000 |birthmonth=8 |birthday=30 |state=New York |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=ECAC |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=3 |first=Conor |last=Lovett |link= |class=sr |rs= |pos=F |ft=5 |in=11 |wt=200 |birthyear=2001 |birthmonth=4 |birthday=7 |state=Massachusetts |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=5 |first=Zach |last=Hahn |link= |class=so |rs= |pos=D |ft=6 |in=2 |wt=205 |birthyear=2002 |birthmonth=8 |birthday=6 |state=New York |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=NCDC |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=6 |first=Marty |last=Laviņš |link= |class=so |rs= |pos=F |ft=6 |in=1 |wt=185 |birthyear=2003 |birthmonth=4 |birthday=10 |state=Latvia |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=7 |first=Ryan |last=MacPherson |link= |class=fr |rs= |pos=F |ft=6 |in=1 |wt=185 |birthyear=2005 |birthmonth=3 |birthday=2 |state=Ontario |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=BCHL |NHLteam=Philadelphia |NHLpick=172nd |NHLyear=2023 |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=8 |first=Nikolai |last=Jenson |link= |class=gr |rs= |pos=D |ft=5 |in=11 |wt=193 |birthyear=2000 |birthmonth=7 |birthday=28 |state=Minnesota |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=9 |first=Connor |last=Sweeney |link= |class=sr |rs= |pos=F |ft=6 |in=2 |wt=200 |birthyear=2000 |birthmonth=5 |birthday=5 |state=Massachusetts |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=NCDC |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=10 |first=Ronan |last=Walsh |link= |class=so |rs= |pos=F |ft=6 |in=4 |wt=210 |birthyear=2002 |birthmonth=5 |birthday=3 |state=New Hampshire |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=NAHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=12 |first=Liam |last=Devlin |link= |class=sr |rs= |pos=F |ft=5 |in=11 |wt=192 |birthyear=2001 |birthmonth=1 |birthday=7 |state=Massachusetts |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=13 |first=Josh |last=Player |link= |class=fr |rs= |pos=D |ft=6 |in=0 |wt=190 |birthyear=2005 |birthmonth=5 |birthday=13 |state=New Jersey |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=15 |first=Luis |last=Lindner |link= |class=sr |rs= |pos=D |ft=5 |in=11 |wt=170 |birthyear=2001 |birthmonth=5 |birthday=16 |state=Austria |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=AH |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=16 |first=Luke |last=Reid |link= |class=gr |rs= |pos=D |ft=6 |in=0 |wt=192 |birthyear=2001 |birthmonth=9 |birthday=26 |state=Saskatchewan |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam=Nashville |NHLpick=166th |NHLyear=2020 |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=17 |first=Kristaps |last=Skrastiņš |link= |class=jr |rs= |pos=F |ft=5 |in=10 |wt=180 |birthyear=2001 |birthmonth=11 |birthday=20 |state=Latvia |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=NAHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=19 |first=Brendan |last=Fitzgerald |link= |class=freshman |rs= |pos=D |ft=6 |in=0 |wt=165 |birthyear=2003 |birthmonth=3 |birthday=6 |state=Massachusetts |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=20 |first=Colton |last=Huard |link= |class=sr |rs= |pos=D |ft=6 |in=3 |wt=200 |birthyear=2000 |birthmonth=11 |birthday=27 |state=California |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=22 |first=J. P. |last=Turner |link= |class=so |rs= |pos=F |ft=6 |in=0 |wt=195 |birthyear=2003 |birthmonth=1 |birthday=31 |state=Massachusetts |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=23 |first=Jason |last=Siedem |link= |class=so |rs= |pos=F |ft=5 |in=10 |wt=185 |birthyear=2002 |birthmonth=10 |birthday=17 |state=New Jersey |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=AJHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=24 |first=Robert |last=Cronin |link= |class=sr |rs= |pos=F |ft=5 |in=10 |wt=187 |birthyear=2000 |birthmonth=8 |birthday=15 |state=Massachusetts |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=25 |first=Nick |last=Ring |link= |class=so |rs= |pos=F |ft=5 |in=10 |wt=180 |birthyear=2003 |birthmonth=10 |birthday=26 |state=Massachusetts |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=26 |first=Morgan |last=Winters |link= |class=jr |rs= |pos=F |ft=5 |in=11 |wt=165 |birthyear=2001 |birthmonth=12 |birthday=8 |state=Florida |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=27 |first=Connor |last=MacPherson |link= |class=fr |rs= |pos=F |ft=6 |in=0 |wt=176 |birthyear=2005 |birthmonth=3 |birthday=2 |state=Ontario |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=BCHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=28 |first=Alex |last=Gagne |link= |class=sr |rs= |pos=D |ft=6 |in=4 |wt=207 |birthyear=2002 |birthmonth=8 |birthday=12 |state=New Hampshire |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=USHL |NHLteam=Tampa Bay |NHLpick=192nd |NHLyear=2021 |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=29 |first=Cy |last=LeClerc |link= |class=jr |rs= |pos=F |ft=5 |in=9 |wt=180 |birthyear=2002 |birthmonth=8 |birthday=17 |state=New Hampshire |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=NAHL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=30 |first=Rico |last=DiMatteo |link= |class=sr |rs=yes |pos=G |ft=6 |in=3 |wt=161 |birthyear=2001 |birthmonth=1 |birthday=1 |state=New York |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=NCAA |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
{{CIHplayer |num=35 |first=Rafe |last=Gaughan |link= |class=gr |rs= |pos=G |ft=6 |in=1 |wt=185 |birthyear=2000 |birthmonth=2 |birthday=11 |state=New Hampshire |hometown=] |prevteam=] |prevleague=NA3HL |NHLteam= |NHLpick= |NHLyear= |inj= |cap=}}
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==Awards and honors==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

===Hockey Hall of Fame===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hhof.com/html/legends.shtml |title = Legends of Hockey |publisher = Hockey Hall of Fame | access-date =2018-10-07}}</ref>
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*] (2002)
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{{col-2}}

===United States Hockey Hall of Fame===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeycentral.co.uk/hhof/US-HHOF.php |title = United States Hockey Hall of Fame |publisher = Hockey Central.co.uk| access-date =2010-04-21}}</ref>
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*] (1997)
*] (1999)
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{{col-end}}

===NCAA===

====Individual awards====
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{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 1999

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 1969, 1974, 1979
*]: 1999

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 1971
*]: 1999
*]: 2017
{{col-end}}

====All-American teams====
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*1960–61: ], G
*1972–73: ], F
*1973–74: ], G; ], F
*1975–76: ], F; ], F
*1976–77: ], D; ], F
*1977–78: ], F
*1978–79: ], F
*1981–82: ], F
*1997–98: ], F
*1998–99: ], F
*2000–01: ], G
*2001–02: ], F; ], F
*2003–04: ], F
*2004–05: ], F
*2007–08: ], G; ], F
*2009–10: ], F
*2010–11: ], D; ], F
*2012–13: ], F
*2015–16: ], F
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''']'''
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
*1990–91: ], G
*1991–92: ], F
*1996–97: ], D; ], F
*1998-99: ], D
*1999–00: ], G
*2002–03: ], G; ], F; ], F
*2004–05: ], D
*2005–06: ], D
*2006–07: ], D
*2007–08: ], D; ], F
*2009–10: ], G; ], D
*2016–17: ], F
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===]===

====Individual awards====
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''']'''
*], C: 1979

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*], F: 1975
*], RW: 1982

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*], G: 1979
{{col-end}}

====All-Conference teams====
''']'''
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*1971–72: ], F; ], F
*1972–73: ], F
*1973–74: ], F
*1974–75: ], F
*1975–76: ], F
*1976–77: ], F
*1977–78: ], F
*1978–79: ], F
*1981–82: ], F
*1997–98: ], F
*1998–99: ], F
*2000–01: ], G
*2001–02: ], F; ], F
*2003–04: ], F
*2004–05: ], F
*2007–08: ], G; ], F
*2009–10: ], F
*2010–11: ], D; ], F
*2012–13: ], F
*2015–16: ], F
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''']'''
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
*1968–69: ], G
*1973–74: ], G
*1975–76: ], F; ], F
*1976–77: ], D
*1978–79: ], G; ], F
*1982–83: ], F
*1983–84: ], G; ], D
{{div col end}}

===]===

====Individual awards====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 1999
*]: 2000
*]: 2002
*]: 2003
*]: 2004
*]: 2008
*]: 2010
*]: 2011

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 1991
*]: 1995
*]: 1999
*]: 2002

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 2000
*]: 2005

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 1992
*]: 1996
*]: 2004
*]: 2022
{{col-end}}

{{col-start}}
{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 1999
*Joe Charlebois: 2008

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 2002
*]: 2010
*]: 2011
*]: 2013
*]: 2017

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: 1991, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010

{{col-4}}
''']'''
*]: ]
{{col-end}}

====All-Conference teams====
''']'''
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
*1994–95: ], F
*1995–96: ], D; ], F
*1996–97: ], D; ], F; ], F; ], F
*1997–98: ], F
*1998–99: ], D; ], F
*1999–00: ], G
*2000–01: ], G
*2001–02: ], F; ], F
*2002–03: ], G; ], F
*2003–04: ], F
*2006–07: ], F
*2007–08: ], G; ], D; ], F
*2009–10: ], G; ], D; ], F
*2010–11: ], D; ], F
*2012–13: ], D
*2015–16: ], F
*2016–17: ], F
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''']'''
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
*1990–91: ], G
*1991–92: ], F
*1992–93: ], F
*1997–98: ], F; ], F
*1998-99: ], G; ], F
*1999–00: ], F; ], F
*2001–02: ], G; ], D
*2002–03: ], F
*2004–05: ], D; ], F
*2005–06: ], D; ], F
*2006–07: ], D
*2007–08: Craig Switzer, D; ], F
*2008–09: ], F
*2013–14: ], D; ], F
*2016–17: ], F
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''']'''
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
*2023–24: ], D
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''']'''
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
*1984–85: ], F
*1987–88: ], G; ], F
*1990–91: ], G
*1993–94: ], D; ], F
*1994–95: ], F
*1995–96: ], F
*1996–97: ], G; ], F
*1997–98: ], F
*1998–99: ], G; ], F
*2001–02: ], F
*2003–04: ], F
*2004–05: ], G
*2007–08: ], F
*2011–12: ], G; ], D
*2016–17: ], F
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==Program Records==

===Hockey East===

====Individual====
*Most Career Short-Handed Goals: ]; 8
*Longest Goalie Win Streak: ]; 11

==Olympians==
This is a list of New Hampshire alumni were a part of an ].

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Name
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Position
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | New Hampshire Tenure
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Team
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Year
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Finish
|- align="center"
| ] || Center || 1974–1975, 1976–1977 || {{Flagicon|USA}} ] || ] || 5th
|- align="center"
| ] || Right Wing || 1984–1986 || {{Flagicon|USA}} ] || ] || 7th
|- align="center"
| ] || Defenseman || 1987–1988 || {{Flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || {{silver medal}}
|- align="center"
| ] || Right Wing || 1986–1990 || {{Flagicon|USA}} ] || ] || 8th
|- align="center"
| ] || Left Wing || 2007–2009 || {{Flagicon|USA}} ] || ] || 4th
|- align="center"
| ] || Right Wing || 2006–2010 || {{Flagicon|USA}} ] || ] || 7th
|- align="center"
| ] || Forward || 2003–2006 || {{Flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || 6th
|- align="center"
|}

==New Hampshire Wildcats Hall of Fame==
The following is a list of people associated with the New Hampshire men's ice hockey program who were elected into the New Hampshire Wildcats Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/7/2/MHOCKEY_0702152439.aspx |title=Wildcat Hall of Fame |publisher=New Hampshire Wildcats |access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref>

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*] (1982)
*] (1982)
*] (1983)
*] (1983)
*] (1983)
*] (1983)
*] (1983)
*] (1984)
*] (1985)
*] (1986)
*] (1986)
*] (1986)
*] (1986)
*] (1987)
*] (1987)
*] (1987)
*] (1988)
*] (1989)
*] (1989)
*] (1989)
*] (1990)
*] (1990)
*] (1991)
*] (1991)
*] (1991)
*] (1992)
*] (1993)
*] (1993)
*] (1993)
*] (1994)
*] (1994)
*] (1995)
*] (1995)
*] (1996)
*] (1996)
*] (1996)
*] (1997)
*] (1997)
*] (1998)
*] (1999)
*] (2000)
*] (2000)
*] (2000)
*] (2000)
*] (2001)
*] (2001)
*] (2003)
*] (2005)
*] (2006)
*] (2008)
*] (2008)
*] (2012)
{{div col end}}

==Wildcats in the NHL==
{{See also|Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League}}
<small>As of July 1, 2024.</small>
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|-
|style="background-color:#FFFF99; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= ]
|style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= ]<ref name="All-Star note">Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.</ref> ||
|style="background-color:#FBCEB1; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= ]<ref name="All-Star note"/> and ]
|style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= ]
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{{col-2}}
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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=#FFFFFF}};" | Years
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=#FFFFFF}};" | Games
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=#FFFFFF}};" | ]
|-
|]
|Center
|], ], ]
|1999–2004
|11
|0
|-
|]
|Center
|], ], ], ]
|1999–2007
|178
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|], ], ], ], ]
|1982–1994
|385
|0
|-
|]
|Forward
|]
|1980–1982
|11
|0
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], ], ], ]
|2009–2014
|130
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|]
|2010–2011
|1
|0
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|]
|1974–1976
|8
|0
|-
|]
|Goaltender
|], ], ], ], ], ]
|2001–2012
|216
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|]
|2023–Present
|13
|0
|-
|]
|Forward
|], ]
|1981–1985
|243
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#000000}}'''</span>, ], ], ]
|1994–2001
|331
|1
|-
|]
|Goaltender
|], ]
|2017–Present
|165
|0
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], ], ], ]
|1985–1998
|321
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|]. ]
|2017–Present
|431
|0
|-
|]
|Center
|]
|1979–1981
|2
|0
|-
|]
|Goaltender
|]
|2011–2012
|1
|0
|-
|]
|Center
|]
|1982–1983
|14
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|]
|2008–2009
|1
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|], ], ], ]
|1979–1990
|697
|0
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], ], ]
|2002–2010
|23
|0
|-
|]
|Forward
|]
|2005–2006
|3
|0
|-
|]
|Forward
|], ]
|1979–1984
|345
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|], ], ], ], ]
|1999–2010
|202
|0
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], <span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#041E41}}'''</span>, ]
|1984–1991
|319
|1
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{{col-2}}
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|-
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
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|Defenseman
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#192168}}'''</span>, ]
|1978–1993
|994
|1
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], ]
|1990–1993
|102
|0
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], ], ], ], ], ], ]
|1985–2000
|702
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|]
|2013–2014
|1
|0
|-
|]
|Forward
|], <span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#041E41}}'''</span>, ]
|1978–1987
|437
|2
|-
|]
|Wing
|], ], ]
|1977–1985
|404
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|], ]
|1985–1992
|446
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|]
|1994–1995
|4
|0
|-
|]
|Center
|], ], ], ]
|1998–2008
|277
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|], ], ], ], <span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#236192}}'''</span>, ], ]
|1995–2007
|279
|1
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], ], ]
|1998–2006
|118
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|]
|2015–Present
|627
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|], ], ], ]
|1989–1997
|214
|0
|-
|]
|Forward
|], ]
|2016–Present
|6
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|], ]
|1984–1990
|82
|0
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|]
|2013–2016
|42
|0
|-
|]
|Center
|], ], ], ], ]
|2008–2017
|107
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|], ], ]
|2007–2011
|7
|0
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], ]
|2015–2017
|24
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|], ], ]
|2009–Present
|1,011
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |] |display=inline |width=2px |color=#000000}}'''</span>, ], ]
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|601
|1
|-
|]
|Right Wing
|], ]
|1990–1994
|33
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
|], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
|2007–2018
|798
|0
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<gallery heights=150 mode=traditional>
File:Ty Conklin on the ice during warm ups.jpg|]
File:Ottawa Senators at Seattle Kraken - 2024-01-04 - Angus Crookshank (53450732437) (cropped).jpg|]
File:Casey DeSmith and Sidney Crosby 2017-12-09 17847.jpg|]
File:Warren Foegele (39958893991).jpg|]
File:Peter LeBlanc IceHogs.jpg|]
File:Bryan Muir.jpg|]
File:Mike Sislo - New Jersey Devils.jpg|]
File:Trevor Smith 2012-02-25.JPG|]
File:James van Riemsdyk 2012-04-021.JPG|]
File:Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals - January 22, 2022 - Trevor van Riemsdyk (51847727204) (1).jpg|]
File:Daniel Winnik.jpg|]
</gallery>

===WHA===
Several players also were members of ] teams.

{| class="wikitable"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Player
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Position
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Team(s)
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | Years
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Hampshire Wildcats |color=white}};" | ]
|-
|]
|Right Wing
| ]
|1978–1979
|0
|-
|]
|Center
| ], ], <span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#C8102E }}'''</span>
|1974–1979
|1
|-
|]
|Forward
| ]
|1976–1979
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
| ]
|1975–1976
|0
|-
|]
|Defenseman
| ]
|1977–1978
|0
|-
|]
|Goaltender
| ]
|1975–1977
|0
|-
|]
|Left Wing
| <span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |]|display=inline |width=2px |color=black}}'''</span>
|1972–1974
|1
|-
|}

Source:<ref>{{Cite web|work=Hockey DB |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/alumni.php?tmi=8644 |title=Alumni report for U. of New Hampshire |access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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{{New Hampshire Sports}} {{New Hampshire Sports}}


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American college ice hockey program College ice hockey team
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey
Current season
New Hampshire Wildcats athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of New Hampshire
ConferenceHockey East
First season1924–25
Head coachMichael Souza
7th season, 78–103–21 (.440)
Assistant coaches
ArenaWhittemore Center
Durham, New Hampshire
ColorsBlue, gray, and white
     
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1999, 2003
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1977, 1979, 1982, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances
1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Conference Tournament championships
1979, 2002, 2003
Conference regular season championships
1992, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010
Current uniform

The New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats are a member of Hockey East. They play at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire.

History

Early years

Efforts to organize an ice hockey team at New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts date to the early 1910s. By January 1914, a college team was playing "a short schedule of games" against local teams such as an athletic association from Exeter, New Hampshire. A summary of the 1914 hockey season—the team had a record of two wins and two losses—appeared in the college's 1916 yearbook. However, games from this era are not considered part of varsity history. In July 1923, the school was renamed the University of New Hampshire (UNH).

Team photo of the first varsity squad, which played its games in January and February 1925

The first UNH ice hockey team considered part of varsity history played in January and February 1925. The team won its first two games, on consecutive days, in away matches against Bates College and Colby College in Maine. A year later, under the stewardship of Ernest Christensen, UNH played its first home game on a local rink, an outdoor facility that was dependent on cold weather for its surface. The Wildcats played a small number of games for their first 15 seasons, fluctuating between an undefeated season in 1926–27 and a winless campaign in 1931–32.

In 1938, Christensen retired and the team eventually came under the tutelage of Anthony Dougal, but his tenure was suspended in 1943 due to the outbreak of World War II. The team finally returned to the ice in January 1947, with Dougal remaining for one year before handing the program over to Joseph Petroski. After four rather poor seasons, Horace "Pepper" Martin took over and New Hampshire's fortunes began to change. By the mid-1950s, the Wildcats started to play more and win more games than they ever had before. In 1955, an artificial ice rink was constructed on campus to help the team play more than a handful of home games.

ECAC

In 1961 New Hampshire was one of 28 schools that were founding members of ECAC Hockey. Martin turned the team over to A. Barr Snively and plans were underway to replace the Harry C. Batchelder Rink with an indoor ice rink. In the offseason of 1964, two events happened that hampered the ice hockey program. First, in April, head coach Snively suffered a heart attack and tragically died. With the school searching for a replacement the ECAC announced that it was dividing itself into two separate tiers. 'Major' programs would continue on with ECAC Hockey but 'minor' schools would be forced to join the newly-formed ECAC 2. Because their indoor facility had not yet been completed New Hampshire was forced out of the top tier. Rube Bjorkman was eventually named as head coach and he led the team for four years. During his tenure, the indoor arena was completed and christened as the Snively Arena after his late predecessor and a year later the program was readmitted into the top echelon of college hockey.

It was Bjorkman's successor, Charlie Holt, who put New Hampshire on the college hockey map. In Holt's first season UNH played its first postseason game, earning Holt his first of three Spencer Penrose Awards. In his first five seasons, the Wildcats finished with a winning record and then won the ECAC regular season championship in his sixth year. The Wildcats made their first NCAA appearance in 1977 and captured their first Conference championship two years later, but no matter how good Holt's teams were national success continued to elude him. under Holt the Wildcats went 0–6 in the frozen four and 2–8 in the tournament overall. While the wins started to come few and far between in the mid-1980s Holt continued to helm the program as it left ECAC Hockey to form Hockey East with six other northeastern schools.

Bob Kullen

Holt stepped down in 1986 and was replaced by long-time assistant Bob Kullen. In his first year the team saw marginal improvement but that summer Kullen was diagnosed with a rare form of heart disease that necessitated a transplant and his missing an entire season to recuperate. Dave O'Connor served as the interim head coach for 1987–88 allowing Kullen to return in the fall of '88. In two years New Hampshire saw its wins total improve to 12 and then 17 but by 1990 Kullen started rejecting his new heart and was forced to resign. Another UNH assistant, Dick Umile, was named as his replacement and unfortunately, Kullen died in November 1990 at the age of 41. Hockey East swiftly renamed its coach of the year award in his honor while the team continued the upward swing he began, allowing Umile to be the first recipient of the rechristened award.

Umile years

In Umile second season New Hampshire made the NCAA tournament for the first time in almost a decade and retroactively finished first in the conference after Maine was forced to forfeit 13 games. The team continued to play well for several seasons but after a disappointing season in 1996, the team won its first Hockey East Championship and set a new program record with 28 wins. The following year the Wildcats made the Frozen Four for the first time in 16 years and then reached even higher in 1999. in the penultimate year of the millennium the Wildcats won 30 games for the first time, establishing a still-record of 31 victories (as of 2019), winning their second conference title (first outright) and were led by sophomore goaltender Ty Conklin and senior center Jason Krog, the latter won the NCAA scoring title by 16 points and captured the Hobey Baker Award (UNH's only recipient as of 2019). Despite losing in the Hockey East tournament finale The team received the #2 overall seed and a bye into the second round. The Wildcats defeated two Michigan schools to reach their first national championship game where they would ultimately fall in overtime to conference rival Maine.

UNH would continue to be a power in Hockey East, winning back to back conference championships in 2002 and 2003 and reached their second NCAA title game in '03 where they lost to Minnesota, 5-1. UNH would make the NCAA tournament every year from 2002 through 2011 but the team could not make it out of the Regionals after 2003. Starting in 2012 the program began a slow decline, ending up dead-last in the conference in 2017–18. After that season Umile decided to retire, leaving the school as the all-time leader in just about every coaching category and recording the third most wins all-time for one school at the Division I level.

Umile's final act for the program was to name his successor, allowing 1999 alumnus Michael Souza to become the 14th head coach in program history.

John "Jack" French

After his tour of duty in the US Navy, he worked at the UNH as the Athletic Equipment Manager for a total of 38 years from 1963-2001. He was beloved by the students and staff and holds the record for most games attended including hockey, football, baseball and basketball. He was a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association.

Seasons

Main article: List of New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons

Head coaches

As of the completion of 2023–24 season

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1924–1925 Hank Swasey 1 2–2–0 .500
1925–1936, 1937–1938 Ernest Christensen 12 55–54–8 .504
1936–1937 Carl Lundholm 1 3–5–0 .375
1938–1939 George Thurston 1 5–4–0 .556
1939–1943, 1946–1947 Anthony Dougal 5 15–28–0 .349
1947–1951 Joseph Petroski 4 9–20–0 .310
1951–1962 Horace "Pepper" Martin 11 76–76–3 .500
1962–1964 A. Barr Snively 2 23–22–0 .511
1964–1968 Rube Bjorkman 4 57–40–0 .588
1968–1986 Charlie Holt 18 347–232–18 .596
1986–1987, 1988–1990 Bob Kullen 4 37–66–8 .369
1987–1988 Dave O'Connor 1 7–20–3 .283
1990–2018 Dick Umile 28 598–375–114 .603
2018–Present Michael Souza 6 78–102–21 .440
Totals 14 coaches 98 seasons 1312–1039–175 .554

Statistical Leaders

Source:

Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Ralph Cox 1975–1979 128 127 116 243
Jason Krog 1995–1999 151 94 144 238
Darren Haydar 1998–2002 158 102 117 219
Jamie Hislop 1972–1976 119 77 132 209
Mark Mowers 1994–1998 144 85 112 197
Louis Frigon 1967–1971 89 98 95 193
Bob Gould 1975–1979 135 91 101 192
Cliff Cox 1972–1976 108 87 88 175
Jon Fontas 1974–1978 107 72 102 174
Frank Roy 1975–1979 131 71 103 174
Joe Flanagan 1988–1992 140 85 89 174

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Ty Conklin 1998–2001 93 5580 57 23 12 202 1 .915 2.18
Kevin Regan 2004–2008 112 6599 70 29 10 250 9 .928 2.27
Casey DeSmith 2011–2014 97 5637 48 36 8 218 9 .923 2.32
Jeff Pietrasiak 2002–2006 55 2904 27 13 6 119 2 .917 2.46
Mike Ayers 2000–2004 102 5755 58 25 12 239 12 .914 2.49

Statistics current through the start of the 2019–20 season.

Current roster

As of August 24, 2024.

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 New York (state) Jack Babbage Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-30 Tully, New York Quinnipiac (ECAC) —
3 Massachusetts Conor Lovett Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-04-07 Franklin, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
5 New York (state) Zach Hahn Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-08-06 Huntington, New York P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (NCDC) —
6 Latvia Marty Laviņš Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-04-10 Riga, Latvia Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
7 Ontario Ryan MacPherson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2005-03-02 Windsor, Ontario Penticton Vees (BCHL) PHI, 172nd overall 2023
8 Minnesota Nikolai Jenson Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-28 Cold Spring, Minnesota Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
9 Massachusetts Connor Sweeney Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-05-05 North Andover, Massachusetts Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC) —
10 New Hampshire Ronan Walsh Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-05-03 Andover, New Hampshire Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL) —
12 Massachusetts Liam Devlin Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-01-07 Needham, Massachusetts Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
13 New Jersey Josh Player Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2005-05-13 Thorofare, New Jersey Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
15 Austria Luis Lindner Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-05-16 Spittal an der Drau, Austria American International (AHA) —
16 Saskatchewan Luke Reid Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-09-26 Warman, Saskatchewan Chicago Steel (USHL) NSH, 166th overall 2020
17 Latvia Kristaps Skrastiņš Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-11-20 Grobiņa, Latvia Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL) —
19 Massachusetts Brendan Fitzgerald Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-03-06 North Reading, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
20 California Colton Huard Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-11-27 Foothill Ranch, California Chicago Steel (USHL) —
22 Massachusetts J. P. Turner Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-01-31 East Falmouth, Massachusetts Fargo Force (USHL) —
23 New Jersey Jason Siedem Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-17 Madison, New Jersey Blackfalds Bulldogs (AJHL) —
24 Massachusetts Robert Cronin Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-08-15 Plymouth, Massachusetts Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
25 Massachusetts Nick Ring Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-10-26 Abington, Massachusetts Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
26 Florida Morgan Winters Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-12-08 Osprey, Florida Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
27 Ontario Connor MacPherson Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2005-03-02 Windsor, Ontario Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
28 New Hampshire Alex Gagne Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2002-08-12 Bedford, New Hampshire Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) TBL, 192nd overall 2021
29 New Hampshire Cy LeClerc Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-08-17 Brentwood, New Hampshire Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
30 New York (state) Rico DiMatteo Senior (RS) G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2001-01-01 Brasher Falls, New York Long Island (NCAA) —
35 New Hampshire Rafe Gaughan Graduate G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-11 Somersworth, New Hampshire Northeast Generals (NA3HL) —
36 Virginia Ryan Conmy Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-10-23 Alexandria, Virginia Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) LAK, 182nd overall 2023
41 Alberta Jared Whale Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-11-01 Calgary, Alberta Alaska Anchorage (NCAA) —

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame

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United States Hockey Hall of Fame

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NCAA

Individual awards

Hobey Baker Award


Spencer Penrose Award


NCAA Scoring Champion

All-American teams

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey

Individual awards

Player of the Year


Rookie of the Year


Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

All-Conference teams

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

Hockey East

Individual awards

Player of the Year


Rookie of the Year


Best Defensive Forward


Len Ceglarski Award

Best Defensive Defenseman


Three-Stars Award


Coach of the Year


Tournament Most Valuable Player

All-Conference teams

First Team All-Hockey East

Second Team All-Hockey East

Third Team All-Hockey East

Hockey East All-Rookie Team

Program Records

Hockey East

Individual

Olympians

This is a list of New Hampshire alumni were a part of an Olympic team.

Name Position New Hampshire Tenure Team Year Finish
Bob Miller Center 1974–1975, 1976–1977 United States USA 1976 5th
Steve Leach Right Wing 1984–1986 United States USA 1988 7th
Adrien Plavsic Defenseman 1987–1988 Canada CAN 1992  Silver
Jeff Lazaro Right Wing 1986–1990 United States USA 1994 8th
James van Riemsdyk Left Wing 2007–2009 United States USA 2014 4th
Bobby Butler Right Wing 2006–2010 United States USA 2018 7th
Daniel Winnik Forward 2003–2006 Canada CAN 2022 6th

New Hampshire Wildcats Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the New Hampshire men's ice hockey program who were elected into the New Hampshire Wildcats Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).

Wildcats in the NHL

See also: Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League

As of July 1, 2024.

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers
Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups
Derek Bekar Center STL, LAK, NYI 1999–2004 11 0
Eric Boguniecki Center FLA, STL, PIT, NYI 1999–2007 178 0
Andy Brickley Left Wing PHI, PIT, NJD, BOS, WPG 1982–1994 385 0
Gary Burns Forward NYR 1980–1982 11 0
Bobby Butler Right Wing OTT, NJD, NSH, FLA 2009–2014 130 0
Matt Campanale Defenseman NYI 2010–2011 1 0
Gordie Clark Right Wing BOS 1974–1976 8 0
Ty Conklin Goaltender EDM, CBJ, BUF, PIT, DET, STL 2001–2012 216 0
Angus Crookshank Left Wing OTT 2023–Present 13 0
Bruce Crowder Forward BOS, PIT 1981–1985 243 0
Kevin Dean Defenseman NJD, ATL, DAL, CHI 1994–2001 331 1
Casey DeSmith Goaltender PIT, VAN 2017–Present 165 0
Peter Douris Right Wing WPG, BOS, ANA, DAL 1985–1998 321 0
Warren Foegele Left Wing CAR. EDM 2017–Present 431 0
Jon Fontas Center MNS 1979–1981 2 0
Brian Foster Goaltender FLA 2011–2012 1 0
Bobby Francis Center DET 1982–1983 14 0
Jamie Fritsch Defenseman PHI 2008–2009 1 0
Bobby Gould Left Wing ATF, CGY, WSH, BOS 1979–1990 697 0
Darren Haydar Right Wing NSH, ATL, COL 2002–2010 23 0
Colin Hemingway Forward STL 2005–2006 3 0
Jamie Hislop Forward QUE, CGY 1979–1984 345 0
Jason Krog Left Wing NYI, ANA, ATL, NYR, VAN 1999–2010 202 0
Normand Lacombe Right Wing BUF, EDM, PHI 1984–1991 319 1
Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups
Rod Langway Defenseman MTL, WSH 1978–1993 994 1
Jeff Lazaro Right Wing BOS, OTT 1990–1993 102 0
Steve Leach Right Wing WSH, BOS, STL, CAR, OTT, PHO, PIT 1985–2000 702 0
Peter LeBlanc Left Wing WSH 2013–2014 1 0
Dave Lumley Forward MTL, EDM, HFD 1978–1987 437 2
Bob Miller Wing BOS, COR, LAK 1977–1985 404 0
Jay Miller Left Wing BOS, LAK 1985–1992 446 0
Scott Morrow Left Wing CGY 1994–1995 4 0
Mark Mowers Center NSH, DET, BOS, ANA 1998–2008 277 0
Bryan Muir Defenseman EDM, NJD, CHI, TBL, COL, LAK, WSH 1995–2007 279 1
Eric Nickulas Right Wing BOS, STL, CHI 1998–2006 118 0
Brett Pesce Defenseman CAR 2015–Present 627 0
Adrien Plavsic Defenseman STL, VAN, TBL, ANA 1989–1997 214 0
Andrew Poturalski Forward CAR, SEA 2016–Present 6 0
Chris Pryor Defenseman MNS, NYI 1984–1990 82 0
Mike Sislo Right Wing NJD 2013–2016 42 0
Trevor Smith Center NYI, TBL, PIT, TOR, NSH 2008–2017 107 0
Garrett Stafford Defenseman DET, DAL, PHO 2007–2011 7 0
Paul Thompson Right Wing NJD, FLA 2015–2017 24 0
James van Riemsdyk Left Wing PHI, TOR, BOS 2009–Present 1,011 0
Trevor van Riemsdyk Defenseman CHI , CAR, WSH 2014–Present 601 1
Chris Winnes Right Wing BOS, PHI 1990–1994 33 0
Daniel Winnik Left Wing PHO, COL, SJS, ANA, TOR, PIT, WSH, MIN 2007–2018 798 0

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

Player Position Team(s) Years Avco Cups
Gordie Clark Right Wing CIN 1978–1979 0
John Gray Center PHX, HOU, WIN 1974–1979 1
Jamie Hislop Forward CIN 1976–1979 0
Gary Jacquith Defenseman SDM 1975–1976 0
Rod Langway Defenseman BIR 1977–1978 0
Cap Raeder Goaltender NEW 1975–1977 0
Guy Smith Left Wing NEW 1972–1974 1

Source:

See also

References

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