The 4‑minute stretch that result­ed in a 4‑point swing for UConn

By Dan­ny Barletta
The Dai­ly Campus
Feb­ru­ary 24, 2020

The UConn men’s hock­ey team cel­e­brates after a huge over­time win over Hock­ey East rival Boston Uni­ver­si­ty. Pho­to: Kevin Lindstrom

The UConn men’s hock­ey team put togeth­er a thrilling fin­ish against Boston Uni­ver­si­ty. Down 2–1 with time wind­ing down, the Huskies scored once to tie the game at the end of reg­u­la­tion, and on the first shift of over­time, they scored again to win it. The team looked like it was done, but every­thing changed in about four min­utes of game time, result­ing in UCon­n’s biggest win of the sea­son to that point.

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Con­necti­cut Ice: A new col­lege hock­ey tradition?

By Dan­ny Barletta
The Dai­ly Campus
Jan­u­ary 27, 2020

UConn's men's hockey competed in Connecticut Ice, the inaugural men's college hockey tournament in Connecticut. The team took home losses to Quinnipiac and Yale, finishing last in the tournament. Photo by Mike Mavredakis/The Daily Campus

UCon­n’s men’s hock­ey com­pet­ed in Con­necti­cut Ice, the inau­gur­al men’s col­lege hock­ey tour­na­ment in Con­necti­cut. The team took home loss­es to Quin­nip­i­ac and Yale, fin­ish­ing last in the tour­na­ment. Pho­to: Mike Mavredakis

UConn took part in the first-ever Con­necti­cut Ice tour­na­ment along with the oth­er Divi­sion I hock­ey pro­grams in the state: Sacred Heart, Quin­nip­i­ac and Yale. It was a great turnout for the inau­gur­al event, and the coach­es were excit­ed for the future. If han­dled cor­rect­ly, it could become a tra­di­tion for the state of Connecticut.

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Coach­es Week: Chris MacKen­zie is all about the team culture

By Dan­ny Barletta
The Dai­ly Campus
April 16, 2019

As head coach of the women’s hockey team, Chris Mackenzie has worked to reestablish a winning culture in Storrs (Photo courtesy of UConn athletics)

UConn wom­en’s hock­ey head coach Chris MacKen­zie. Pho­to: UConn Athletics

UConn wom­en’s hock­ey head coach Chris MacKen­zie is beloved by his play­ers. He focus­es more on the cul­ture of the team than the wins and loss­es them­selves. He has had a suc­cess­ful tenure in Storrs so far, lead­ing his team to the play­offs in all six sea­sons. His play­ers cite him as a great coach on the ice but an even bet­ter men­tor off it.

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