Just four of the players that finished the season with UConn Men’s Hockey last year will not be returning to the fold in 2017-18. Three of them were seniors and the last was Tage Thompson, a first-round pick in the NHL Draft who is currently competing to make the St. Louis Blues. As a result, the Huskies return a very experienced group, including nine seniors.
“They know exactly how we want to play and we have been able to get right into some systems play without having to teach it,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh said.