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The Vermont (13-18-3) men's hockey team begins its postseason run Wednesday night, playing No. 8 seed University College (14-18-2) at 7 p.m. at Toscano Family Forum. It's planned. . Fans can live stream the action on ESPN+. As always, this game will be broadcast live with the voice of Adam LaFleur of the Catamounts in his booth on Handy Toyota Broadcast on his WVMT.
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The 2024 Hockey East Tournament culminates with the semifinal and championship games March 22-23 at TD Garden in downtown Boston. The winner of Wednesday's matchup between UW and UVM will be No. 1 Boston University (7:30 p.m.), No. 2 Boston University (4 p.m.), or No. 3 Boston University (4 p.m.) in the Hockey East quarterfinals, pending the results of all three games They will play No. 1 University of Maine (7 p.m.). Opening round matchups (tournament reseeding after each round).
Richards to become independent in 2024
Catamounts sophomore forward since returning from injury on Jan. 6. Jens Richards He is the leading scorer. Overall, Richards led the team in scoring with 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists, career highs in all three categories for the Detroit Lakes, Minn., native. Richards became the first Catamount to reach the 20-point mark since Max Kaufman scored 21 points in the 2018-19 season.
Bucherer leads the back line
Jeremy Bucherer, a graduate defenseman and Northeastern transfer, had 17 points with six goals and 11 assists. The 17 points set a new single-season career high for Bucherer.
Miot fills the net when it matters
graduate Ryan Miott He is second on the team with nine goals this season. He also scored the winning goal in three games, the most on the team. He recorded winning pitches in home games against the University of Massachusetts (12/1), Union (12/9), and St. Thomas (12/29). The University of Vermont is 5-2-0 this season in games in which he scored. His 17 points (9 Gl, 10 Ast) are tied for second most on the team.
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Since Feb. 1, the Huskies are 3-6-0 in Hockey East games, losing those matchups 31-15. They defeated the Catamounts 5-1 at home in the final game of the regular season, earning them the 8th seed and the last home slot in the season opener.
Matthew Wood leads the Catamounts in scoring with 24 points on 13 goals and 11 assists. In the past three games, Wood has five goals and one assist. He has four goals and one assist in three games with the Catamounts this season. The Huskies are just 6-11-0 at home this season, with their last two league home wins before a win over Vermont last week coming at Lowell, Mass. (Dec. 1) and Maine (Jan. 13). It was their second 2-0 shutout victory over Japan.
Series history
Vermont leads UConn 26-14-1 overall, but the Huskies have won five of the past six contests. The Catamounts' first win against a team currently in the Hockey East was against the Huskies. On December 27, 1963, Vermont defeated the Huskies 11-2 in the first game.
Vermont's last win over UConn was a 5-3 win at XL Center on March 4, 2022. Will the Panic Joel Metta had a goal and an assist in this game. This was Mehta's first career multi-point game.
The two teams have met once in the Hockey East tournament, the 2016 season opener at the XL Center in downtown Hartford. Vermont won Game 1 4-3 and Game 2 2-1, clinching what was then a best-of-three series. Current assistant coach Brendan Bradley recorded an assist on the Catamounts sweep.
Catamount at HEA opening round
Vermont is 9-5 overall in the first round of Hockey East, 5-1 at Gutterson Fieldhouse and 4-4 on the road. The format changed from a best-of-one series to a best-of-three series, then back to a best-of-one series, and the Catamounts played in a total of eight opening games and advanced to the quarterfinals five times. Last season, the 11th-seeded Catamounts defeated sixth-seeded Maine 4-2 to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2017. Isaac Walther A power play that ended the third period gave UVM the winner 6:05 into the third period. UVM Captain Will the Panic He recorded two assists in the upset effort. Gabe Carriere He made 28 saves and earned his first postseason win.
Catamount likes to be ahead of the curve
Ten of the Catamounts' 13 wins this season have come when they have scored first. Vermont is 9-1-0 when leading at the end of the first period and 12-1-0 when leading at the end of the second period this season.
Interim tag lifted, manager Wiedler signs 4-year contract extension
Two weeks ago, UVM Athletics announced a four-year extension for head coach. Steve Wiedler. Wiedler took over the program on an interim basis on July 18, 2023, leading the Catamounts to a 13-16-3 record this season, with four wins over ranked opponents and a current No. 27 national pairwise ranking. Ta. The Catamounts are on track for their best offensive season since 2016-17.
draft capital
The Catamounts enter the new season with six NHL draft picks on their roster. Eli Burnett (San Jose, 2022 7th Rd.), Andrei Bujalsky (Colorado, 2021 3rd Rd.), Luca Munzenberger (Edmonton, 2021 3rd Rd.), Isaac Walther (Nashville, 2019 6th Rd.), Timofey Spitselov (San Jose, 2020 7th round) and Joel Metta (Edmonton, 2022 7th round) are sure to draw NHL attention to the program this season.
Gut hockey goes to the world
Vermont's roster is made up of student-athletes from nine countries. He has at least one player from Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Germany, Kazakhstan, Canada and the United States. There are eight student-athletes in Ontario alone, including five newcomers this year.
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