U N H H OC K E Y March 16, 2001 — Ty Conklin is named a 2001 Hobey Baker finalist. He becomes only the third goalie ever to be named a two-time finalist. In April, Conklin earns First Team All-America honors and is the 12th player in the history of UNH hockey to earn first team honors.
March 29, 2003 — Mike Ayers shuts out No. 7 Boston University, 3-0, for the third straight game and is named MVP of the Northeast Regional at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester, Mass. The Wildcats head to Buffalo, N.Y. for their second straight Frozen Four appearance. April 10, 2003 — UNH defeats No. 1 ranked Cornell, 3-2 in a battle of the nation’s top two goaltenders. The Wildcats face the Golden Gophers of Minnesota in the national title game. April 12, 2003 — The Wildcats play in their second-ever national championship game against Minnesota. The teams are tied 1-1 through two periods, but the Gophers net four in the third period. UNH is awarded the national runner-up for the second time in history. March 13, 2004 — UNH wins 20 games for the eighth straight season vs. Providence. Mike Ayers breaks the all-time school record with 58 career victories.
March 2, 2002 — UNH captures its third Hockey East regular season title in school history and earns the number one seed heading into the Hockey East Tournament with a 5-2 victory over Boston College.
March 27 & 28, 2004 — UNH hosts its first ever NCAA Regional at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H.
March 14, 2002 — UNH sweeps the three major awards at Hockey East Awards banquet. Darren Haydar was named Player of the Year, Coach Umile earned his fourth Coach of the Year Award and Sean Collins took home Rookie of the Year honors. Captain Darren Haydar is named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. March 16, 2002 — UNH wins its first ever Hockey East tournament title with a 3-1 victory over Maine. Darren Haydar is named MVP of the 2002 Hockey East Tournament.
February 16, 2005 —Dick Umile becomes the winningest coach in school history with a 6-1 win against Merrimack at Thom Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass. with career victory No. 348.
March 24, 2002 — Jim Abbott scores the game winning goal to put UNH up 4-3 over Cornell in the NCAA East Regional game to send UNH to the Frozen Four. Haydar plays in 157th consecutive game to surpass former Wildcat Mike Souza’s ironman record of 156.
January 11, 2006 — UNH registers its 1,000th victory in the program’s history with a 4-1 win at Yale at Ingalls Rink in New Haven, Conn.
March 1, 2003 — Dick Umile earns his 300th career coaching victory vs. Boston College at the Whittemore Center. The Wildcats defeat the Eagles 4-1 for a share of the Hockey East regular-season titl March 13, 2003 —Mike Ayers is named co-Hockey East Player of the Year on the eve of the Hockey East Championships. March 15, 2003 — UNH wins the Hockey East Championship in the first shutout in championship game history, 1-0, on a goal by defenseman Tyson Teplitsky with 8:17 remaining in the extra session.
November 2006 — The Wildcats own the nation’s longest unbeaten streak going 8-0-1 in the month and earning the top spot in the USA Today and USCHO National Polls. January 9, 2007 — Associate Head Coach David Lassonde named the 11th recipient of the Terry Flanagan Award, awarded annualy to an assistant coach that has a superior body of work in his coaching career. March 17, 2007 — Coach Dick Umile is named the 2007 Hockey East Coach of the Year. March 24-25, 2007 — UNH hosts the NCAA Regional for the second time at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H. The Wildcats earned the top seed in that region.
Tradition. Pride. excellence.