The college hockey season is a grind. Stretching from early October to March, teams play 34-game regular season schedules, often playing back-to-back on Friday and Saturday nights. For UConn, the end of the season the past few years has typically involved a rough slump.
“At some point, winter is going to ask, ‘what were you doing all summer?’” UConn head coach Mike Cavanaugh said.
When winter does ask that question, the Huskies believe they will be ready this time.
Sixteen of the team’s 26 players on the roster spent time in Storrs over the summer with Maureen Butler, the team’s strength and conditioning coach.