The 2023–24 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season was the 64th season of play for the program, the 26th at the Division I level, and the 10th in Hockey East. The Huskies represented the University of Connecticut and were coached by Mike Cavanaugh in his 11th season.
Season Hopes were high for UConn entering the season but the Huskies had trouble getting off the ground. While the goaltending rotation of Ethan Haider and Arsenii Sergeev performed well in the first month, the offense did not. Matthew Wood, the team's top prospect, had just three goals through the first eight games while the rest of the team wasn't much better. Then, when they least could afford it, the Huskies had to contend with a crisis in goal. Once November rolled around, Sergeev appeared to play properly in goal and a pair of very poor performances landed him on the shelf for two months. Haider was able to shoulder the load in the interim thanks to a modest improvement in scoring.
Connecticut was unable to find any consistency in the first half and they were hoping to remedy that with a strong performance after the winter break. They were able to improve their position with a pair of split series against ranked teams, which included Sergeev's triumphant return against Maine. A second place finish in Connecticut Ice did not do them many favors, but the team had a great opportunity to make a charge for the postseason with six straight games against ranked opponents. However, Connecticut won just one of those games and had no hope of securing an at-large bid by the end of the season.
UConn was given a date with Vermont to start the conference tournament and Sergeev, who had played very well down the stretch, was given the starting job in goal. UConn was able to use a pair of power play markers to capture the match and reach the quarterfinals. The nation's top team, Boston College, was their next opponent, but the Huskies did not appear to be intimidated. Even when BC built a three-goal lead just eight minutes into the game, UConn did not quit. Hudson Schandor got his team back in the game, contributing on a pair of goals, before Matthew Wood scored two in the third period to tie the game 4–4. However, UConn was unable to keep the momentum and a fifth goal from the Eagles was one too many for Connecticut.
Departures Ty Amonte Forward Graduation (retired) Adam Dawe Forward Graduation (signed with Newfoundland Growlers) Ryan Keane Goaltender Graduation (retired) Roman Kinal Defenseman Graduation (signed with San Jose Barracuda) Aidan Metcalfe Defenseman Left program (retired) Justin Pearson Forward Graduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters) Logan Terness Goaltender Transferred to Ohio State Ryan Tverberg Forward Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Recruiting Oliver Flynn Forward 20 Wolcott, CT Ethan Haider Goaltender 22 St. Louis Park, MN; transfer from Clarkson; selected 148th overall in 2019 Ryan Mahshie Forward 24 Stoney Creek, ON; graduate transfer from Rensselaer Joey Muldowney Forward 19 Lake View, NY; selected 176th overall in 2022 Jake Richard Forward 19 Jacksonville, FL; selected 170th overall in 2022 Owen Simpson Defenseman 20 Toronto, ON Bauer Swift Defenseman 21 West Hartford, CT
Roster As of September 21, 2023.
Standings
Schedule and results
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Scoring statistics C//LW 35 16 12 28 43 C/LW 31 11 11 22 53 C 34 5 16 21 31 RW 36 7 11 18 6 C/LW 35 7 10 17 35 D 36 5 11 16 16 F 36 7 7 14 18 RW 35 5 9 14 12 F 34 4 8 12 22 F 35 7 4 11 33 D 36 0 11 11 2 RW 32 4 4 8 46 F 36 1 7 8 16 D 36 3 4 7 10 D 36 2 4 6 18 D 33 1 5 6 10 F 21 2 3 5 4 F 24 2 2 4 2 C 23 1 1 2 6 D 14 0 1 1 4 G 16 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 D/F 11 0 0 0 0 G 21 0 0 0 0 G 1 0 0 0 0 D 24 0 0 0 6 Total 90 141 231 401
Goaltending statistics 16 934:02 8 8 0 42 443 1 .913 2.70 22 1216:33 7 11 2 59 564 2 .905 2.91 2 7:28 0 0 0 1 4 0 .800 8.04 Empty Net - 20:05 - - - 3 - - - - Total 36 2178:08 15 19 2 105 1011 3 .906 2.89
Rankings
PollWeekPre 1 234567891011121314151617181920212223242526 (Final) USCHO.comNR20NRNRNR NR NR NRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NR USA HockeyNR20NRNRNR NR NR NRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
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