Tanner Creel gets time to shine in net for UConn

Throughout Tanner Creel’s time in Storrs, he has been the unsung hero for the UConn men’s hockey team. He came to the Huskies after a year with Army and was behind Rob Nichols on the depth chart in 2015-16, battling for time with Steve Thulin. When Nichols went down with an injury, it was Creel who got the call for four-consecutive games.

Creel finished that stretch with a 0-2-2 record, but stole two valuable Hockey East points on the road against Maine and Boston College on their way to earning the right to host a first round series.

“He’s proven that he can play at this level,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh said.

In 2015-16, he finished with a 2.78 goals against average and a .915 save…