University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
Boston University
10/21/2026 4:16:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
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Ice Chips...
» The Huskies are set for another ranked matchup in Storrs as they are set to host #15 Boston University for a Thursday night matchup to kick off Hockey East play.
» The Huskies are coming off a 1-1 weekend vs. #12 Colorado College. The Huskies won game one
of the weekend series by a final of 3-2 s as Ethan Gardula scored two goals including the overtime winner.
» The matchup vs. the Terriers will be the Huskies third consecutive weekend facing a ranked opponent. The Huskies opened the season vs. #17 Penn State, followed by #12 Colorado College and now #15 Boston University.
» These two teams faced off three times last season with the Huskies winning two of three matchups including their matchup in the Hockey East Quarterfinals.
» After four games for the Huskies, 14 of the 26 on the roster have registered a point. Leading the way for the Huskies are Ethan Gardula and Alexandre Blais both currently with three points in four games played.
» UConn's incoming class features five draft picks, highlighted by Charlie Morrison who was most recently selected in the 3rd round of the 2026 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers. Other drafted players include, Will McIsaac, Jeremy Loranger, Lirim Amidovski, and Veeti Louhivaara.
» Voted by the players, Joey Muldowney, Mike Murtagh and Trey Scott have been named the captains for the 2026-27 season. Muldowney will wear the "C" while both Murtagh and Scott will wear the "A"
» Huskies in the NHL: Viking Gustafsson Nyberg and Ryan Tverberg have become the 10th and 11th Husky to reach the pros. Both had their NHL debuts on the same night as Gustafsson Nyberg appeared with the Minnesota Wild and Tverberg was called up by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gustafsson Nyberg and Tverberg join Marc Gatcomb, 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.
