University of Connecticut Athletics
2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Benjamin Freeman
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Falmouth, Maine
- Prev School:
- Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL-Pr)
Hockey East Post Season Honors:
2020 Len Ceglarski Individual Sportsmanship Award
2019-20 (Senior Season): Played in 33 total games during his final season in Storrs…Named a team captain for the 2019-20 season, his second-straight year wearing a letter on his jersey...Finished with a career-best 28 points to lead all Huskies in scoring…Had seven goals and a career-best 21 assists…Was a +5 for the season…Had two power play goals and two game-winners…Finished with 20 blocked shots defensively…Did not take a single penalty in 33 games…Was named the Len Ceglarski Individual Sportsmanship Award winner by Hockey East…Was tied for 20th in Hockey East in scoring…Ranked 14th in the league in assists…Led all Hockey East players winning 359 face-offs, and was 10th winning face-offs at a .562 percentage (359-280)…Didn’t score his first goal on the season until a 3-3 tie at home against No. 12 Providence (Nov. 22), starting a run of six-straight games with a point…His six game point streak matched his career long and he totaled eight points on three goals and five assists…Scored the game-winning goal in overtime to knock off No. 12 Northeastern on the road, 3-2 (Jan. 18)…Scored what proved to be the game-winner and added three assists for a career-high four points in a 6-1 win at Boston University (Feb. 22), and was named Hockey East Player of the Week after the sweep over the Terriers……Had a goal and two assists in the home 4-3 overtime win over BU (Feb. 21)…Playing in his home state of Maine, scored a goal and assisted on two others as UConn dealt Maine their only loss at home on the year, 3-2 (Feb. 14)…Tied for the team lead with six multi-point games on the year and the Huskies were 5-1-0 in those games…Centered the Huskies highest scoring line down the stretch of the season, combining with classmate Alexander Payusov and sophomore Carter Turnbull for nine games, a 6-3-0 record and 29 points on 11 goals and 18 assists.
2018-19 (Junior Season): Appeared in all 34 games as a junior…Finished the season with 16 points on seven goals and nine assists…Generated a career high 70 shots on goal…Finished the season with three power play goals, third on the club…Had two game winning goals this season…Ended his junior campaign with three multi-point games…Blocked a total of 18 shots…His .530 faceoff percentage was third on the club…Scored a goal in the first game of the season at Army to help the Huskies walk away the 5-2 victors (Oct. 12)…Had a season high eight shots on goal vs. Vermont (Nov. 2)…Picked up a goal in the 3-1 defeat of then No. 18/15 Yale (Dec. 31)…Scored one of the Huskies five goals in the Merrimack shutout (Feb. 09)…Scored a season best two goals in the 4-3 victory over the then No. 2 nationally ranked Minutemen (Mar. 08)…Had at least one point from Feb. 26 through Mar. 08 in three games…Tabbed the Hockey East player of the week on March 11 after helping the Huskies defeat UMass.
2017-18 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in 35 games… Finished the season with a career-best 21 points coming on eight goals with 13 assists… Was first among UConn sophomores in assists and in points… Second among the Huskies with four power play goals… Generated 66 shots on goal, fourth on the team… Blocked 18 shots, tied for third among UConn forwards… Won .567 percent of face-offs (288-220), second among the Huskies… Finished the season a +6, fifth on the team… Scored his first goal on the season and picked up an assist in the season opener at Maine (Oct. 6)… Had two goals, one unassisted, in a home victory over Massachusetts (Dec. 5)… Picked up two assists in UConn’s 5-4 win over No. 20 Boston University (Feb. 16)… Scored an unassisted power play goal in game one of the Hockey East quarterfinals at Boston University (Mar. 9)… Had at least one point from Jan. 26 through Feb. 16 marking a career-high six game point streak.
2016-17 (Freshman Season): Played in 33 games during his rookie campaign...Was tops among UConn rookies in scoring with 12 points coming on three goals and nine assists...Finished as a +2 for the season...Had a goal and two assists on the power play...Generated 58 shots on goal...Blocked 16 shots...Collected his first collegiate points with a two assist night in a 4-4 tie at Colgate (Oct. 14)...Scored his first career goal in a 3-1 win at home over UMass (Dec. 9)...Had a power play goal in a 4-1 win over Brown in the championship game of the Desert Hockey Classic (Dec. 31)...Scored the Huskies’ lone goal in a 3-1 loss in the Hockey East playoffs at Northeastern (Mar. 3)...Had an assist in back-to-back games against No. 5 Boston University (Nov. 18 & 19)...Was named the winner of UConn’s Thomas Jacquard Award, given to the team’s top-rookie.
Before UConn: Spent last season skating with the Connecticut Junior Rangers of the USPHL...The 6-4 forward put up 38 points in 43 games last season, scoring 20 goals with 18 assists...He finished the season third on the team in points and his 20 goals was second on the club...He tallied four goals in four playoff games, tops on the team...Attended Falmouth High School and then Northfield Mount Hermon School where he earned three varsity letters under head coach Tom Pratt...Served as the team’s captain and piled up 100 points, scoring 42 goals in three seasons...Was also a member of the school’s soccer team for one season and played three seasons of baseball where he was a team captain.
Personal: Born January 10, 1996...Benjamin Austin Freeman is the son of Paul and Theresa Freeman...Has a younger brother Jack...A health care management major.
