No. 9/8 Men's Hockey Returns To Hockey East Action Against No. 20 UConn

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 9/8 Providence College men's hockey team will battle No. 20 UConn in a home-and-home series beginning Thursday night at Schneider Arena. Faceoff is set for 7 PM at Schneider Arena on Thursday (Nov. 5) and 5 PM on Saturday (Nov. 7) at Toscano Family Ice Forum. Both games can be seen live on ESPN+ or listened to on 790 The Score.

GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: #9/8 Providence (5-1-0, 2-0-0 HEA) vs. No. 20 UConn (3-4-1, 1-2-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Thurs.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+ | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Mike Mancuso
International Stream: HockeyEast.tv
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike DeMars
Live Stats: Friars.com
X: @Friarshockey

Faceoff: 5:00 PM (Sat.) – Toscano Family Ice Forum – Storrs, Conn.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: HockeyEast.tv
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
X: @Friarshockey

Last Game...
- The No. 5/6 Providence College men's hockey team was defeated for the first time in 2026-27, suffering a 5-1 setback at No. 10/9 Quinnipiac on Saturday (Oct. 31) at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Conn.
- Quinnipiac struck early at the 2:31 mark of the opening period as Andon Cerbone finished off a rebound from Dylan Edwards.
- Parsons denied Ethan Wyttenbach on a clean breakaway to keep the score a 1-0.
- A key penalty kill late in the period gave the Friars momentum, eventually knotting the game at 1-1 just a few minutes later.
- Andrew Centrella netted his second goal of the season as he deked a defender inside the blue line and fired a shot through a screen past Kirsch. Tanner Adams and Logan Sawyer earned assists on the play.
- The Bobcats surged to a 4-1 lead after two periods with three goals in a span of 4:12.
- Cerbone netted his second of the game followed by goals from Antonin Verreault and Jack Stockfish.
- A fifth Quinnipiac goal was wiped out after a Friars challenge for offsides.
- The Bobcats struck for their fifth goal of the game as Cerbone finished off the hat trick 34 seconds into the third period.
- The Friars' 11-game road winning streak dating back to last season was snapped on Saturday. It was the longest road winning in the NCAA since 1988.

Trevor Connelly and Roger McQueen Make NHL Debuts in October
Two of the most recent Friar first round draft picks made their debuts in the NHL in the month of October. Trevor Connelly (2024) has recorded six goals and five assists over 17 games for the Vegas Golden Knights while Roger McQueen (2025) made his NHL debut against Calgary on Tuesday (Oct. 13) and has appeared in 10 games with the Ducks, scoring two goals.

Six Friars Earn Season-Long Hockey East Recognition in 2025-26
Freshmen Quinn Mantei, Roger McQueen and Jack Parsons were named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team while teammates Tanner Adams and Logan Sawyer earned Hockey East Third-Team All-Star recognition. Parsons was the lone unanimous choice on the All-Rookie Team. McQueen was named Hockey East Rookie of the Year while Head Coach Nate Leaman was awarded with Hockey East Coach of the Year accolades.

Leaman Records 300th Win At Providence
Head Coach Nate Leaman recorded his 300th win at Providence after the Friars' 5-2 win at Vermont on Feb. 20. The winningest coach all-time in program history, Leaman has now totaled 444 career victories at the Division I level between Union and Providence.

Friars Clinch First-Ever Outright Hockey East Regular Season Title
The Friars clinched the program's first-ever outright Hockey East Regular Season crown with a 3-2 win at New Hampshire on Feb. 28. Providence earned its first No. 1 seed in the Hockey East Tournament and was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Sioux Falls Regional.

Drafted Friars
Providence boasts a program-record 10 drafted players on the 2026-27 roster: Everett Baldwin (TB - 2026), Ryder Cali (FLA - 2026), Carter Klippenstein (MIN - 2025), Tomas Machu (NYI - 2021), John Mustard (CHI - 2024), Jack Parsons (WPG - 2026), Julius Sumpf (CHI - 2025), Logan Sawyer (MTL - 2024), Thomas Vandenberg (LA - 2026) and Blake Zielinski (LA - 2026).

Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 262-24-28 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.

After 40
The Friars are 229-13-23 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.

Friar Fast Facts
- Junior Cade Christenson ranks sixth among active NCAA defensemen in plus/minus with a +33 rating.
- Graduate transfer Gibson Homer ranks eighth among active NCAA goaltenders in wins with 26.
- Providence returned the seventh-most goals (93) and sixth-most points (253) entering the 2026-27 season.
- Freshmen Thomas Vandenberg and Ryder Cali are the fifth and sixth youngest players in the NCAA this season.
- The Friars boast the second-longest current streak of winning seasons in the NCAA with 14, behind North Dakota (24).
- Nate Leaman ranks fifth among active NCAA Head Coaches with 446 wins.

Scouting the Huskies:
- UConn enters the weekend at 3-4-1 overall and winless in their last three after a loss and a tie at Merrimack last weekend.
- Senior Joey Muldowney leads the Huskies with eight points over eight games (4-4-8), followed by Ethan Gardula (3-4-7) and five players tied at five points each.
- In goal, Kam Hendrickson and Veeti Louhivaara have split duties in between the pipes through eight games. Hendrickson is 3-1-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .922 save percentage while Louhivaara is 0-3-1 with a 4.19 GAA and .866 save percentage.
- In his 14th season at the helm, Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh has registered a 204-211-48 record.

Series History vs. UConn (18-7-7, .672)
- Providence and UConn will meet for the 33rd and 34th time this weekend beginning Thursday at Schneider Arena.
- The Friars are unbeaten in the last three meetings (2-0-1) in the series. The teams have skated to draws four times in the last 10 matchups.
- Providence is 10-3-4 all-time at Schneider Arena against UConn and 8-4-2 all-time on the road in the series split between the XL Center, Freitas Ice Forum and Toscano Family Ice Forum.

For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on X & Instagram @FriarsHockey.

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Players Mentioned

Tanner Adams

Everett Baldwin

Ryder Cali

Andrew Centrella

Cade Christenson

Gibson Homer

Carter Klippenstein

Tomas Machu

Quinn Mantei

Roger McQueen

John Mustard

Jack Parsons

Logan Sawyer

Julius Sumpf

Thomas Vandenberg

Blake Zielinski

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